ગાય

Gujarati

ગાય (gāy, “cow”)

Alternative forms

• ગા (gā), ગાઈ (gāī), ગાએ (gāe)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑj/

Noun

Gujarati	ગાય
Perso-Arabic	گاي

ગાય • (gāy) f

1. cow, an adult female of the species Bos taurus

   Synonyms: ધેનુ (dhenu), ગૌ (gau), (endearing) ગાવડી (gāvḍī), ગાવ (gāv)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gāva”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press