গাই

Assamese

Alternative forms

  • গাইগৰু (gaigoru)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit গাৱী (gāvī) from Sanskrit गो (go).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaɪ/

Noun

গাই • (gai)

  1. cow

Declension

Derived terms

  • গাইগৰু (gaigoru)
  • গাইৰা (gaira)
  • গাখীৰ (gakhir)

Bengali

Etymology 1

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀈 (gāī), 𑀕𑀸𑀯𑀻 (gāvī), from Sanskrit गावी (gāvī), from Sanskrit गो (go). Compare Assamese গাই (gai), Odia ଗାଈ (gai), as well as Nepali गाई (gāī), Hindustani گائے / गाय (gāy), Punjabi ਗਊ (gaū), Gujarati ગાય (gāya), Marathi गाय (gāy).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɡai̯/, [ɡai̯]
    (file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɡai̯/, [ɡai̯]

Noun

গাই • (gai)

  1. cow
Declension
Inflection of গাই
nominative গাই
gai
objective গাইকে
gaike
genitive গাইর
gair
Indefinite forms
nominative গাই
gai
objective গাইকে
gaike
genitive গাইর
gair
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative গাইটা, গাইটি
gaiṭa (colloquial), gaiṭi (formal)
গাইরা
gaira
objective গাইটাকে, গাইটিকে
gaiṭake (colloquial), gaiṭike (formal)
গাইদের(কে)
gaider(ke)
genitive গাইটার, গাইটির
gaiṭar (colloquial), gaiṭir (formal)
গাইদের
gaider
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
Derived terms
  • গাইগোরু (gaigōru)
  • গাইবান্ধা (gaibandha)

Verb

গাই • (gai)

  1. first person simple present of গাওয়া (gaōẇa)

References

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “গাই”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
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