घाव

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit घात (ghāta).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡʱɑːʋ/, [ɡʱäːʋ]

Noun

घाव • (ghāv) m (Urdu spelling گھاو‎)

  1. wound, sore, bruise
    झरने से पानी, घाव से ख़ून रिसता है।
    jharne se pānī, ghāv se xūn ristā hai.
    Water oozes from a spring, blood from a wound.

Declension
Declension of घाव (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct घाव
ghāv		 घाव
ghāv
oblique घाव
ghāv		 घावों
ghāvõ
vocative घाव
ghāv		 घावो
ghāvo

Synonyms

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