"गाय" meaning in Hindi

See गाय in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡɑːj/ [Delhi], [ɡäːj] [Delhi], /ɡɑː.eː/ [Delhi], [ɡäː.eː] [Delhi], /ɡɑː.iː/ [Delhi], [ɡäː.iː] [Delhi]
Etymology: Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀈 (gāī), 𑀕𑀸𑀯𑀻 (gāvī), from Sanskrit गावी (gāvī), from गो (go, “cow”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. Doublet of गो (go). Etymology templates: {{dercat|hi|inc-pro|inh=1}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|hi|pra-sau|𑀕𑀸𑀈|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀈 (gāī), {{inh+|hi|pra-sau|𑀕𑀸𑀈}} Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀈 (gāī), {{der|hi|sa|गावी}} Sanskrit गावी (gāvī), {{inh|hi|iir-pro|*gā́wš}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš, {{inh|hi|ine-pro|*gʷṓws}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws, {{doublet|hi|गो}} Doublet of गो (go) Head templates: {{hi-noun|g=f|ur=گائے}} गाय • (gāy) f (Urdu spelling گائے) Inflection templates: {{hi-ndecl|<F>}} Forms: gāy [romanization], گائے [Urdu], no-table-tags [table-tags], गाय [direct, singular], गायें [direct, plural], गाय [oblique, singular], गायों [oblique, plural], गाय [singular, vocative], गायो [plural, vocative], गाई [alternative], गाए [alternative]
  1. cow
    Sense id: en-गाय-hi-noun-vrE0dUkQ Categories (other): Cattle Disambiguation of Cattle: 69 31
  2. (figuratively) a naive person; innocent, docile or gentle person Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-गाय-hi-noun-Q-DkzwYF Categories (other): Hindi entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hindi entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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