गाय

See also: गोंय, गये, and गया

Bhojpuri

Alternative forms
  • गाइ (gāi)

Etymology

From Sanskrit गो (go), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.

Noun

गाय (gāy) f (Kaithi 𑂏𑂰𑂨)

  1. cow

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀈 (gāī), 𑀕𑀸𑀯𑀻 (gāvī), from Sanskrit गावी (gāvī), from गो (go, “cow”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡɑːj/

Noun

गाय • (gāy) f (Urdu spelling گائے‎)

  1. cow
  2. (figuratively) a docile person

Declension
Declension of गाय
Singular Plural
Direct गाय (gāy) गायें (gāyẽ)
Oblique गाय (gāy) गायों (gāyõ)
Vocative गाय (gāy) गायो (gāyo)

Maithili

Etymology

From Sanskrit गो (go), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.

Noun

गाय (transliteration needed) (Tirhuta 𑒑𑒰𑒨)

  1. cow

Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi गाए (gāe), गाय (gāya), गौ (gau), from Sanskrit गो (go, “cow”).

Noun

गाय • (gāy) f

  1. cow

References
  • Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “गाय”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “गाय”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
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