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गव्य

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *gawyás (pertaining to cattle; coming from cattle), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷow-yo-s (of or pertaining to cattle), from *gʷṓws (cow). Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬊𐬌𐬌𐬀 (gaoiia, coming from cattle, consisting of cattle), Ancient Greek ἐννεά-βοιος (enneá-boios, worth nine oxen), Old Armenian կոգի (kogi, butter).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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गव्य (gavyá or gávya) stem

  1. related to cows, of or pertaining to cows or cattle
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.60.14:
      आ नो गव्येभिर् अश्व्यैर् वसव्यैर् उप गच्छतम् ।
      सखायौ देवौ सख्याय शम्भुवेन्द्राग्नी ता हवामहे ॥
      ā no gavyebhir aśvyair vasavyair upa gacchatam.
      sakhāyau devau sakhyāya śambhuvendrāgnī tā havāmahe.
      Come unto us with riches, come with wealth in terms of horses and in terms of cows.
      Indra and Agni, we invoke you both, the Gods, as Friends for friendship, bringing bliss.
  2. coming from cows (especially used to refer to milk and curds)
  3. consisting of cows or cattle

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of गव्य (gavyá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गव्यः
gavyáḥ
गव्यौ / गव्या¹
gavyaú / gavyā́¹
गव्याः / गव्यासः¹
gavyā́ḥ / gavyā́saḥ¹
Vocative गव्य
gávya
गव्यौ / गव्या¹
gávyau / gávyā¹
गव्याः / गव्यासः¹
gávyāḥ / gávyāsaḥ¹
Accusative गव्यम्
gavyám
गव्यौ / गव्या¹
gavyaú / gavyā́¹
गव्यान्
gavyā́n
Instrumental गव्येन
gavyéna
गव्याभ्याम्
gavyā́bhyām
गव्यैः / गव्येभिः¹
gavyaíḥ / gavyébhiḥ¹
Dative गव्याय
gavyā́ya
गव्याभ्याम्
gavyā́bhyām
गव्येभ्यः
gavyébhyaḥ
Ablative गव्यात्
gavyā́t
गव्याभ्याम्
gavyā́bhyām
गव्येभ्यः
gavyébhyaḥ
Genitive गव्यस्य
gavyásya
गव्ययोः
gavyáyoḥ
गव्यानाम्
gavyā́nām
Locative गव्ये
gavyé
गव्ययोः
gavyáyoḥ
गव्येषु
gavyéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ā-stem declension of गव्या (gavyā́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गव्या
gavyā́
गव्ये
gavyé
गव्याः
gavyā́ḥ
Vocative गव्ये
gávye
गव्ये
gávye
गव्याः
gávyāḥ
Accusative गव्याम्
gavyā́m
गव्ये
gavyé
गव्याः
gavyā́ḥ
Instrumental गव्यया / गव्या¹
gavyáyā / gavyā́¹
गव्याभ्याम्
gavyā́bhyām
गव्याभिः
gavyā́bhiḥ
Dative गव्यायै
gavyā́yai
गव्याभ्याम्
gavyā́bhyām
गव्याभ्यः
gavyā́bhyaḥ
Ablative गव्यायाः / गव्यायै²
gavyā́yāḥ / gavyā́yai²
गव्याभ्याम्
gavyā́bhyām
गव्याभ्यः
gavyā́bhyaḥ
Genitive गव्यायाः / गव्यायै²
gavyā́yāḥ / gavyā́yai²
गव्ययोः
gavyáyoḥ
गव्यानाम्
gavyā́nām
Locative गव्यायाम्
gavyā́yām
गव्ययोः
gavyáyoḥ
गव्यासु
gavyā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter a-stem declension of गव्य (gavyá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गव्यम्
gavyám
गव्ये
gavyé
गव्यानि / गव्या¹
gavyā́ni / gavyā́¹
Vocative गव्य
gávya
गव्ये
gávye
गव्यानि / गव्या¹
gávyāni / gávyā¹
Accusative गव्यम्
gavyám
गव्ये
gavyé
गव्यानि / गव्या¹
gavyā́ni / gavyā́¹
Instrumental गव्येन
gavyéna
गव्याभ्याम्
gavyā́bhyām
गव्यैः / गव्येभिः¹
gavyaíḥ / gavyébhiḥ¹
Dative गव्याय
gavyā́ya
गव्याभ्याम्
gavyā́bhyām
गव्येभ्यः
gavyébhyaḥ
Ablative गव्यात्
gavyā́t
गव्याभ्याम्
gavyā́bhyām
गव्येभ्यः
gavyébhyaḥ
Genitive गव्यस्य
gavyásya
गव्ययोः
gavyáyoḥ
गव्यानाम्
gavyā́nām
Locative गव्ये
gavyé
गव्ययोः
gavyáyoḥ
गव्येषु
gavyéṣu
Notes
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Masculine a-stem declension of गव्य (gávya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गव्यः
gávyaḥ
गव्यौ / गव्या¹
gávyau / gávyā¹
गव्याः / गव्यासः¹
gávyāḥ / gávyāsaḥ¹
Vocative गव्य
gávya
गव्यौ / गव्या¹
gávyau / gávyā¹
गव्याः / गव्यासः¹
gávyāḥ / gávyāsaḥ¹
Accusative गव्यम्
gávyam
गव्यौ / गव्या¹
gávyau / gávyā¹
गव्यान्
gávyān
Instrumental गव्येन
gávyena
गव्याभ्याम्
gávyābhyām
गव्यैः / गव्येभिः¹
gávyaiḥ / gávyebhiḥ¹
Dative गव्याय
gávyāya
गव्याभ्याम्
gávyābhyām
गव्येभ्यः
gávyebhyaḥ
Ablative गव्यात्
gávyāt
गव्याभ्याम्
gávyābhyām
गव्येभ्यः
gávyebhyaḥ
Genitive गव्यस्य
gávyasya
गव्ययोः
gávyayoḥ
गव्यानाम्
gávyānām
Locative गव्ये
gávye
गव्ययोः
gávyayoḥ
गव्येषु
gávyeṣu
Notes
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Feminine ā-stem declension of गव्या (gávyā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गव्या
gávyā
गव्ये
gávye
गव्याः
gávyāḥ
Vocative गव्ये
gávye
गव्ये
gávye
गव्याः
gávyāḥ
Accusative गव्याम्
gávyām
गव्ये
gávye
गव्याः
gávyāḥ
Instrumental गव्यया / गव्या¹
gávyayā / gávyā¹
गव्याभ्याम्
gávyābhyām
गव्याभिः
gávyābhiḥ
Dative गव्यायै
gávyāyai
गव्याभ्याम्
gávyābhyām
गव्याभ्यः
gávyābhyaḥ
Ablative गव्यायाः / गव्यायै²
gávyāyāḥ / gávyāyai²
गव्याभ्याम्
gávyābhyām
गव्याभ्यः
gávyābhyaḥ
Genitive गव्यायाः / गव्यायै²
gávyāyāḥ / gávyāyai²
गव्ययोः
gávyayoḥ
गव्यानाम्
gávyānām
Locative गव्यायाम्
gávyāyām
गव्ययोः
gávyayoḥ
गव्यासु
gávyāsu
Notes
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Neuter a-stem declension of गव्य (gávya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गव्यम्
gávyam
गव्ये
gávye
गव्यानि / गव्या¹
gávyāni / gávyā¹
Vocative गव्य
gávya
गव्ये
gávye
गव्यानि / गव्या¹
gávyāni / gávyā¹
Accusative गव्यम्
gávyam
गव्ये
gávye
गव्यानि / गव्या¹
gávyāni / gávyā¹
Instrumental गव्येन
gávyena
गव्याभ्याम्
gávyābhyām
गव्यैः / गव्येभिः¹
gávyaiḥ / gávyebhiḥ¹
Dative गव्याय
gávyāya
गव्याभ्याम्
gávyābhyām
गव्येभ्यः
gávyebhyaḥ
Ablative गव्यात्
gávyāt
गव्याभ्याम्
gávyābhyām
गव्येभ्यः
gávyebhyaḥ
Genitive गव्यस्य
gávyasya
गव्ययोः
gávyayoḥ
गव्यानाम्
gávyānām
Locative गव्ये
gávye
गव्ययोः
gávyayoḥ
गव्येषु
gávyeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Noun

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गव्य (gávya) stemn

  1. cattle; a herd of cows
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.140.13:
      अभी नो अग्न उक्थमिज्जुगुर्या द्यावाक्षामा सिन्धवश्च स्वगूर्ताः ।
      गव्यं यव्यं यन्तो दीर्घाहेषं वरमरुण्यो वरन्त ॥
      abhī no agna ukthamijjuguryā dyāvākṣāmā sindhavaśca svagūrtāḥ.
      gavyaṃ yavyaṃ yanto dīrghāheṣaṃ varamaruṇyo varanta.
      Welcome our laud with thine approval, Agni. May earth and heaven and freely flowing rivers
      Yield us long life and food and corn and cattle, and may the red Dawns choose for us their choicest.

Declension

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Neuter a-stem declension of गव्य (gávya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गव्यम्
gávyam
गव्ये
gávye
गव्यानि / गव्या¹
gávyāni / gávyā¹
Vocative गव्य
gávya
गव्ये
gávye
गव्यानि / गव्या¹
gávyāni / gávyā¹
Accusative गव्यम्
gávyam
गव्ये
gávye
गव्यानि / गव्या¹
gávyāni / gávyā¹
Instrumental गव्येन
gávyena
गव्याभ्याम्
gávyābhyām
गव्यैः / गव्येभिः¹
gávyaiḥ / gávyebhiḥ¹
Dative गव्याय
gávyāya
गव्याभ्याम्
gávyābhyām
गव्येभ्यः
gávyebhyaḥ
Ablative गव्यात्
gávyāt
गव्याभ्याम्
gávyābhyām
गव्येभ्यः
gávyebhyaḥ
Genitive गव्यस्य
gávyasya
गव्ययोः
gávyayoḥ
गव्यानाम्
gávyānām
Locative गव्ये
gávye
गव्ययोः
gávyayoḥ
गव्येषु
gávyeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

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  • Odia: ଗାବ (gāba, cattle)

Noun

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गव्य (gavyá) stemn

  1. pasture; land

Declension

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Neuter a-stem declension of गव्य (gavyá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गव्यम्
gavyám
गव्ये
gavyé
गव्यानि / गव्या¹
gavyā́ni / gavyā́¹
Vocative गव्य
gávya
गव्ये
gávye
गव्यानि / गव्या¹
gávyāni / gávyā¹
Accusative गव्यम्
gavyám
गव्ये
gavyé
गव्यानि / गव्या¹
gavyā́ni / gavyā́¹
Instrumental गव्येन
gavyéna
गव्याभ्याम्
gavyā́bhyām
गव्यैः / गव्येभिः¹
gavyaíḥ / gavyébhiḥ¹
Dative गव्याय
gavyā́ya
गव्याभ्याम्
gavyā́bhyām
गव्येभ्यः
gavyébhyaḥ
Ablative गव्यात्
gavyā́t
गव्याभ्याम्
gavyā́bhyām
गव्येभ्यः
gavyébhyaḥ
Genitive गव्यस्य
gavyásya
गव्ययोः
gavyáyoḥ
गव्यानाम्
gavyā́nām
Locative गव्ये
gavyé
गव्ययोः
gavyáyoḥ
गव्येषु
gavyéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic