ghaáu

Palula

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws
Proto-Indo-Iranian *gā́wš
Sanskrit गो (gó)
Sanskrit *गाव (*gāva)
Sanskrit -ई (-ī)
Sanskrit गावी (gāvī)
Palula ghaáu

    Inherited from Sanskrit गावी (gāvī, “cow”), from *गाव (*gāva) + -ई (-ī).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɡʰaáw/

    Noun

    ghaáu f (Perso-Arabic spelling گھاؤ)

    1. cow

    Declension

    Declension of ghaáu (i-decl w/ umlaut)
    singular plural
    nominative ghaáu gheeí
    oblique gheeí gheeíim

    Alternative forms

    References

    • Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011), “ghaáu”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*gāva”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 222
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