गाँव

See also: गांव, गाव, and गोवा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡɑ̃ːʋ/, [ɡä̃ːʋ], /ɡɑ̃ː.oː/, [ɡä̃ː.oː]

Noun

गाँव • (gā̃v) m (Urdu spelling گاؤں or گانو)

1. village, hamlet
2. rural settlement

Declension

Declension of गाँव (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गाँव gā̃v	गाँव gā̃v
oblique	गाँव gā̃v	गाँवों gā̃võ
vocative	गाँव gā̃v	गाँवो gā̃vo

References

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