From Sanskrit गायति (gāyati), from Proto-Indo-European *geH- (“to sing”). Cognate with Marathi गाणे (gāṇe), Hindi गाना (gānā), Nepali गाउनु (gāunu), Gujarati ગાવું (gāvũ).
गाव्चे • (gāvce) (Latin script gavche, Kannada script ಗಾವ್ಚೆ)