गोधूम

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian, possibly a from Semitic (compare Proto-Semitic *ḥnṭ). Cognate to Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬎𐬨𐬀 (gaṇtuma), 𐬔𐬀𐬥𐬙𐬎𐬨𐬀 (gantuma), Middle Persian gnwm (gannum).

Later reanalyzed as a native formation, गो (go, “cow”) +‎ धूम (dhūma, “smoke”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɐw.dʱuː.mɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɡoːˈd̪ʱuː.mɐ/

Noun

गोधूम • (godhūma) stem, m

1. wheat

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of गोधूम
Nom. sg.	गोधूमः (godhūmaḥ)
Gen. sg.	गोधूमस्य (godhūmasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	गोधूमः (godhūmaḥ)	गोधूमौ (godhūmau)	गोधूमाः (godhūmāḥ)
Vocative	गोधूम (godhūma)	गोधूमौ (godhūmau)	गोधूमाः (godhūmāḥ)
Accusative	गोधूमम् (godhūmam)	गोधूमौ (godhūmau)	गोधूमान् (godhūmān)
Instrumental	गोधूमेन (godhūmena)	गोधूमाभ्याम् (godhūmābhyām)	गोधूमैः (godhūmaiḥ)
Dative	गोधूमाय (godhūmāya)	गोधूमाभ्याम् (godhūmābhyām)	गोधूमेभ्यः (godhūmebhyaḥ)
Ablative	गोधूमात् (godhūmāt)	गोधूमाभ्याम् (godhūmābhyām)	गोधूमेभ्यः (godhūmebhyaḥ)
Genitive	गोधूमस्य (godhūmasya)	गोधूमयोः (godhūmayoḥ)	गोधूमानाम् (godhūmānām)
Locative	गोधूमे (godhūme)	गोधूमयोः (godhūmayoḥ)	गोधूमेषु (godhūmeṣu)

Descendants

• • Kalasha: gúum
• • Assamese: ঘেঁহু (ghẽhu), গম (gom), গোম (güm)
  • Bengali: গম (gom)
    • → Burmese: ဂျုံ (gyum)
• • Konkani: गोंवु (gõvu)
  • Marathi: गहू (gahū)
• • Gujarati: ઘઉં (ghaũ)
  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: गेहूँ (gehū̃)

    Urdu: گیہوں (gehū̃)

• → Kannada: ಗೋಧಿ (gōdhi)
• → Malayalam: ഗോതമ്പ് (gōtampŭ)
• → Tamil: கோதுமை (kōtumai)
• → Telugu: గోధుమ (gōdhuma)