گاو

Persian

Alternative forms

گو‎ (gow), گا‎ (gâ) (dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle Persian TWRA (gāw), from Old Persian [Term?], from Proto-Iranian *gāu-, *gau-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gāuš,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.

Pronunciation

(Dari) IPA^(key): /ɡɒːw/
(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡɒːv/
(Local colloquial variant in parts of Iran) IPA^(key): /ɡoʊ/

Noun

Dari Persian	گاو‎
Iranian Persian	گاو‎
Tajiki Persian	гов (gov)

گاو • (gâv) (plural گاوها‎ (gâv-hâ))

cow
‏‎‎ ― gâv-e Hassan čejure? ― What's Hassan's cow like?

Related terms

گاومیش‎ (gâvmêš)

References

Benjamin W. Fortson IV (2010), “Indo-Iranian I: Indic”, in Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, 2nd edition, page 203

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