गोपी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गोपी (gopī). By surface analysis, गोप (gop) + -ई ().

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡoː.piː/

Noun

गोपी • (gopī) f (masculine गोप, Urdu spelling گوپی)

  1. milkmaid; cowherdess; milkman or cowherd's wife
    Synonyms: ग्वाली (gvālī), ग्वालिन (gvālin)
  2. (Hinduism) gopi
    Synonyms: गोपिका (gopikā), गोपिन (gopin)

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

गोप (gopa, milkman; cowboy; gopa) + -ई (, feminine-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

Noun

गोपी • (gopī) stem, f (Classical Sanskrit)

  1. milkmaid; cowherdess; milkman or cowherd's wife
  2. (Hinduism) gopi
    • c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 10.84.69:
      नन्दो गोपाश्च गोप्यश्च गोविन्दचरणाम्बुजे । मनः क्षिप्तं पुनर्हर्तुमनीशा मथुरां ययुः ॥
      nando gopāśca gopyaśca govindacaraṇāmbuje. manaḥ kṣiptaṃ punarhartumanīśā mathurāṃ yayuḥ.
      Unable to withdraw their minds from Lord Krishna’s lotus feet, where they had surrendered them, Nanda and the gopas and gopis returned to Mathurā.

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of गोपी (gopī)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गोपी
gopī
गोप्यौ
gopyau
गोप्यः
gopyaḥ
Vocative गोपि
gopi
गोप्यौ
gopyau
गोप्यः
gopyaḥ
Accusative गोपीम्
gopīm
गोप्यौ
gopyau
गोपीः
gopīḥ
Instrumental गोप्या
gopyā
गोपीभ्याम्
gopībhyām
गोपीभिः
gopībhiḥ
Dative गोप्यै
gopyai
गोपीभ्याम्
gopībhyām
गोपीभ्यः
gopībhyaḥ
Ablative गोप्याः
gopyāḥ
गोपीभ्याम्
gopībhyām
गोपीभ्यः
gopībhyaḥ
Genitive गोप्याः
gopyāḥ
गोप्योः
gopyoḥ
गोपीनाम्
gopīnām
Locative गोप्याम्
gopyām
गोप्योः
gopyoḥ
गोपीषु
gopīṣu
  • गोपिका (gopikā)
    • Pali: gopikā
    • Prakrit: गोविआ (goviā)

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