गोश्त

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (gušt), from Middle Persian [script needed] (gosht), from Avestan 𐬔𐬁𐬊‎ (gāo) + 𐬙𐬀𐬥𐬎‎ (tanu). Possibly related to Sanskrit गो (gō, “ox, cow”) + तनू (tanū, “body”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡoːʃt̪/

Noun

गोश्त • (gośt) m (Urdu spelling گوشت‎)

meat, flesh
बग़लवाले होटल में गोश्त बिकता है।
baġalvāle hoṭal mẽ gośt biktā hai.
Meat is sold at the nearby shop.

एक गोश्त का टुकड़ा कितने का है?
ek gośt kā ṭukṛā kitne kā hai?
How much does one piece of meat cost?

Synonym: मांस (māns)

Usage notes

Muslim usage for मांस (māns).

Declension

Declension of गोश्त (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गोश्त gośt	गोश्त gośt
oblique	गोश्त gośt	गोश्तों gośtõ
vocative	गोश्त gośt	गोश्तो gośto

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989), “गोश्त”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Platts, John T. (1884), “गोश्त”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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