गोभी

Hindi

Alternative forms

• गोबी (gobī)
• कोबी (kobī), कोभी (kobhī) — obsolete

Etymology

From Portuguese couve (“cabbage”), from Latin caulis (“stalk, stem”). Some believe a derivative from Sanskrit गोजिह्विका (gojihvikā), but is unlikely.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡoː.bʱiː/

Noun

गोभी • (gobhī) f (Urdu spelling گوبھی or گوبی)

1. 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.

2. cauliflower

   Synonym: (less ambiguous) फूल गोभी (phūl gobhī)

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