गोभी
Hindi
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Portuguese couve (“cabbage”), from Latin caulis (“stalk, stem”). Some believe a derivative from Sanskrit गोजिह्विका (gojihvikā), but is unlikely.
Pronunciation
Noun
गोभी • (gobhī) f (Urdu spelling گوبھی or گوبی)
- cabbage
- Synonyms: (less ambiguous) बंद गोभी (band gobhī), (less ambiguous) पत्ता गोभी (pattā gobhī)
- (deprecated template usage) सब्ज़ी मंडी से बंद गोभी ज़रूर ख़रीदना।
- sabzī maṇḍī se band gobhī zarūr xarīdnā.
- Be sure to buy some cabbage from the vegetable market.
- cauliflower
- Synonym: (less ambiguous) फूल गोभी (phūl gobhī)
Declension
Descendants
- → Burmese: ဂေါ်ဖီပန်း (gauhpipan:)
- → Burmese: ဂေါ်ဖီထုပ် (gauhpihtup)
- → Pashto: ګوبي
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गोभी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press