गाय

See also: गोंय, गये, and गया

Bhojpuri

Alternative forms

• गाइ (gāi)

Etymology

From Sanskrit गो (go), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.

Noun

गाय (gāy) f (Kaithi 𑂏𑂰𑂨)

1. cow

Hindi

Alternative forms

• गाई (gāī), गाए (gāe)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀈 (gāī), 𑀕𑀸𑀯𑀻 (gāvī), from Sanskrit गावी (gāvī), from गो (go, “cow”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. Doublet of गो (go).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡɑːj/, [ɡäːj]

Noun

गाय • (gāy) f (Urdu spelling گائے‎)

1. cow
2. (figurative) a docile person

Declension

Declension of गाय (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गाय gāy	गायें gāyẽ
oblique	गाय gāy	गायों gāyõ
vocative	गाय gāy	गायो gāyo

Konkani

Noun

गाय • (gāy) f (Latin script ?, Kannada script ?)

1. cow

Maithili

Etymology

From Sanskrit गो (go), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡaːĕ], [ɡæ]

Noun

गाय • (gāy) (Tirhuta 𑒑𑒰𑒨)

1. cow

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi गाए (gāe), गाय (gāya), गौ (gau), from Sanskrit गो (go, “cow”). Cognate with Gujarati ગાય (gāya), Hindi गाय (gāy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaj/

Noun

गाय • (gāy) f

1. cow

Derived terms

• गायरान (gāyrān)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “गाय”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “गाय”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press