ગાય

Gujarati

ગાય (gāy, “cow”)

Alternative forms

ગા (gā), ગાઈ (gāī), ગાએ (gāe)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀈 (gāī), 𑀕𑀸𑀯𑀻 (gāvī), from Sanskrit गावी (gāvī), from गो (go, “cow”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gā́wṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. Doublet of ગો (go).

Pronunciation

(Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑj/

Noun

Gujarati	ગાય
Perso-Arabic	گاي

ગાય • (gāy) f

cow, an adult female of the species Bos taurus
Synonyms: ધેનુ (dhenu), ગૌ (gau), (endearing) ગાવડી (gāvḍī), ગાવ (gāv)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gāva”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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