गो

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian (compare Avestan gāuš, Persian گاو (gāv)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷōws. Cognate with Ancient Greek βοῦς (bous), Latin bōs, Proto-Slavic *govędo (Serbo-Croatian govedo), Old Armenian կով (kov), English cow.

Noun

गो (go) m, f

1. an ox
2. a cow
3. (in the plural) cattle, kine, herd of cattle
4. anything coming from or belonging to an ox or cow, milk (generally pl.), flesh, skin, hide, leather, strap of leather, bow-string, sinew
5. (in the plural) "the herds of the sky", the stars
6. (in the plural) rays of light
7. the sign Taurus
8. the sun
9. the moon
10. a kind of medicinal plant
11. a singer, praiser
12. "a goer", horse
13. the sun's ray called Sushumṇa
14. water
15. an organ of sense
16. the eye
17. a billion
18. the sky
19. the thunderbolt
20. the hairs of the body
21. an offering in the shape of a cow
22. a region of the sky
23. the earth (as the milk-cow of kings)
24. (hence) the number 'nine'
25. speech, Sarasvatī (goddess of speech)
26. voice, note

Descendants

• Hindi: गाय (gāy)
• Telugu: గోవు (gōvu)
• Urdu: گای (gāy)

References

• Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 363