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

Inherited 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. Doublet of गो (go).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡɑːj/, [ɡäːj]

Noun

गाय • (gāy) f (Urdu spelling گائے‎)

  1. cow
  2. (figuratively) a docile person

Declension
Declension of गाय (fem cons-stem)
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.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡaːĕ], [ɡæ]

Noun

गाय • (gāy) (Tirhuta 𑒑𑒰𑒨)

  1. cow

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi गाए (gāe), गाय (gāya), गौ (gau), from Sanskrit गो (go, “cow”). Cognate with Gujarati ગાય (gāya), Hindi गाय (gāy).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡaj/

Noun

गाय • (gāy) f

  1. cow

Derived terms
  • गायरान (gāyrān)

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