गाव

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘐𑘰𑘄 (gāu), 𑘐𑘰𑘽𑘄 (gāṃu), 𑘐𑘰𑘌 (gāo), 𑘐𑘰𑘪 (gāva), 𑘐𑘰𑘽𑘪 (gāṃva), 𑘐𑘼𑘽 (gauṃ), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀫 (gāma), from Sanskrit ग्राम (grā́ma), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *grā́mas. Doublet of ग्राम (grām). Cognate with Konkani गांव (gā̃v), Gujarati ગામ (gām), Hindi गाँव (gā̃v)/Urdu گانو‎ (gā̃v).

Noun

गाव • (gāv) n

  1. village
    Synonym: खेडे (kheḍe)
  2. (more generally) town or city
    Synonyms: नगर (nagar), शहर (śahar)

Derived terms
  • खेडेगाव (kheḍegāv)
  • गावकामगार (gāvkāmgār)
  • गावोगावी (gāvogāvī)

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “गाव”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “गाव_or_गांव”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “गां(गा)व”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “grāˊma”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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