গু

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀕𑀽𑀳 (gūha), from Sanskrit গূথ (gūtha), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *g(ʷ)uH-. Cognate with Sylheti ꠉꠥ (gu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡu/, /ɡuː/

Noun

গু • (gu)

1. (mainly non-human) feces, excreta, ordure, poo

   Synonyms: হগা (hoga), পাইখেনা (paikhena), শৌচ (xous), মল (mol)

2. dung

   Synonym: গোবৰ (gübor)

Declension

Inflection of গু

	Indefinite forms		Definite forms
			specific		not specific
					informal				formal
absolutive	গু gu		গুখিনি gukhini		গুবোৰ gubür		গুবিলাক gubilak		গুসমূহ guxomuh
ergative	গুৱে gue		গুখিনিয়ে gukhinie		গুবোৰে gubüre		গুবিলাকে gubilake		গুসমূহে guxomuhe
accusative	গুক guk		গুখিনিক gukhinik		গুবোৰক gubürok		গুবিলাকক gubilakok		গুসমূহক guxomuhok
genitive	গুৰ gur		গুখিনিৰ gukhinir		গুবোৰৰ gubüror		গুবিলাকৰ gubilakor		গুসমূহৰ guxomuhor
dative	গুলৈ guloi		গুখিনিলৈ gukhiniloi		গুবোৰলৈ gubüroloi		গুবিলাকলৈ gubilakoloi		গুসমূহলৈ guxomuholoi
instrumental	গুৰে gure		গুখিনিৰে gukhinire		গুবোৰেৰে gubürere		গুবিলাকেৰে gubilakere		গুসমূহেৰে guxomuhere
locative	গুত gut		গুখিনিত gukhinit		গুবোৰত gubürot		গুবিলাকত gubilakot		গুসমূহত guxomuhot
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead. Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere). Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case. Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases.

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀕𑀽𑀳 (gūha), from Sanskrit गूथ (gūtha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *guHtʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷuh₁-tHó-s. The phonemic long vowel in Modern Bengali is owing to the word being a monosyllable.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɡu/, [ɡuˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɡu/, [ɡuˑ]

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Noun

গু • (gu)

1. excrement, excreta, poop; dung, droppings, manure

   Synonyms: মল (mol), হাগা (haga), হাগু (hagu)

2. (by extension) dirt, filth, foul stuff

Derived terms

• গুখোর (gukhōr)
• গুয়ে (guẏe)