गोभी

Hindi

Alternative forms

गोबी (gobī)
कोबी (kobī), कोभी (kobhī) – obsolete

Etymology

From Portuguese couve (“cabbage”), from Latin caulis (“stalk, stem”). Some believe a derivative from Sanskrit गोजिह्विका (gojihvikā), but is unlikely.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡoː.bʱiː/

Noun

गोभी • (gobhī) f (Urdu spelling گوبھی‎ or گوبی‎)

cabbage
Synonyms: बंद गोभी (band gobhī) (less ambiguous), पत्ता गोभी (pattā gobhī) (less ambiguous)

सब्ज़ी मंडी से बंद गोभी ज़रूर ख़रीदना।
sabzī maṇḍī se band gobhī zarūr xarīdnā.
Be sure to buy some cabbage from the vegetable market.
cauliflower
Synonym: फूल गोभी (phūl gobhī) (less ambiguous)

Declension

Declension of गोभी
	Singular	Plural
Direct	गोभी (gobhī)	गोभियाँ (gobhiyā̃)
Oblique	गोभी (gobhī)	गोभियों (gobhiyõ)
Vocative	गोभी (gobhī)	गोभियो (gobhiyo)

Descendants

→ Pashto: ګوبي‎

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “गोभी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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