गोद

See also: गुद, गेंद, गंद, गंदा, and गुदा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑁄𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀻 (*goddī), borrowed from a substrate language. Compare Sanskrit क्रोड (kroḍa, “bosom”), Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑁄𑀟𑁆𑀟 (*goḍḍa, “knee”).

Cognate with Punjabi ਗੋਦ (god) / گود (god), Gujarati ગોદ (god), Sindhi گوڏِ / गोॾि (“fastening of a dhoti”), Nepali गोद (god).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡoːd̪/

Noun

गोद • (god) f (Urdu spelling گود)

1. (anatomy) lap

   Synonym: गोदी (godī)

   अपने बच्चे को गोद में बिठाओ।

   apne bacce ko god mẽ biṭhāo.

   Make your child sit on your lap.

2. adoption

   गोद देना ― god denā ― to give for adoption

   गोद लेना ― god lenā ― to adopt

3. inner portion

   मंदिर की गोद ― mandir kī god ― internal part of a temple

Declension

Declension of गोद (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गोद god	गोदें godẽ
oblique	गोद god	गोदों godõ
vocative	गोद god	गोदो godo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गोद”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*gōddī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• গোদ (Assamese script)
• ᬕᭀᬤ (Balinese script)
• গোদ (Bengali script)
• 𑰐𑰺𑰟 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀕𑁄𑀤 (Brahmi script)
• ဂေါဒ (Burmese script)
• ગોદ (Gujarati script)
• ਗੋਦ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌗𑍋𑌦 (Grantha script)
• ꦒꦺꦴꦢ (Javanese script)
• 𑂏𑂷𑂠 (Kaithi script)
• ಗೋದ (Kannada script)
• គោទ (Khmer script)
• ໂຄທ (Lao script)
• ഗോദ (Malayalam script)
• ᡤᠣᡩᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘐𑘻𑘟 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠣᠸᠠᢑᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦰𑧜𑦿 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐐𑑀𑐡 (Newa script)
• ଗୋଦ (Odia script)
• ꢔꣂꢣ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆓𑆾𑆢 (Sharada script)
• 𑖐𑖺𑖟 (Siddham script)
• ගොද (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩞𑩕𑩭 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚌𑚴𑚛 (Takri script)
• கே³ாத³ (Tamil script)
• గోద (Telugu script)
• โคท (Thai script)
• གོ་ད (Tibetan script)
• 𑒑𑒼𑒠 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨍𑨆𑨛 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From गो (go, “cow”) +‎ -द (-da, “giver”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɐw.dɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɡoː.d̪ɐ/

Adjective

गोद • (goda) stem

1. giving cows or cattle

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of गोद

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	गोदः (godaḥ)	गोदौ (godau) गोदा¹ (godā¹)	गोदाः (godāḥ) गोदासः¹ (godāsaḥ¹)
vocative	गोद (goda)	गोदौ (godau) गोदा¹ (godā¹)	गोदाः (godāḥ) गोदासः¹ (godāsaḥ¹)
accusative	गोदम् (godam)	गोदौ (godau) गोदा¹ (godā¹)	गोदान् (godān)
instrumental	गोदेन (godena)	गोदाभ्याम् (godābhyām)	गोदैः (godaiḥ) गोदेभिः¹ (godebhiḥ¹)
dative	गोदाय (godāya)	गोदाभ्याम् (godābhyām)	गोदेभ्यः (godebhyaḥ)
ablative	गोदात् (godāt)	गोदाभ्याम् (godābhyām)	गोदेभ्यः (godebhyaḥ)
genitive	गोदस्य (godasya)	गोदयोः (godayoḥ)	गोदानाम् (godānām)
locative	गोदे (gode)	गोदयोः (godayoḥ)	गोदेषु (godeṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of गोदा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	गोदा (godā)	गोदे (gode)	गोदाः (godāḥ)
vocative	गोदे (gode)	गोदे (gode)	गोदाः (godāḥ)
accusative	गोदाम् (godām)	गोदे (gode)	गोदाः (godāḥ)
instrumental	गोदया (godayā) गोदा¹ (godā¹)	गोदाभ्याम् (godābhyām)	गोदाभिः (godābhiḥ)
dative	गोदायै (godāyai)	गोदाभ्याम् (godābhyām)	गोदाभ्यः (godābhyaḥ)
ablative	गोदायाः (godāyāḥ) गोदायै² (godāyai²)	गोदाभ्याम् (godābhyām)	गोदाभ्यः (godābhyaḥ)
genitive	गोदायाः (godāyāḥ) गोदायै² (godāyai²)	गोदयोः (godayoḥ)	गोदानाम् (godānām)
locative	गोदायाम् (godāyām)	गोदयोः (godayoḥ)	गोदासु (godāsu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of गोद

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	गोदम् (godam)	गोदे (gode)	गोदानि (godāni) गोदा¹ (godā¹)
vocative	गोद (goda)	गोदे (gode)	गोदानि (godāni) गोदा¹ (godā¹)
accusative	गोदम् (godam)	गोदे (gode)	गोदानि (godāni) गोदा¹ (godā¹)
instrumental	गोदेन (godena)	गोदाभ्याम् (godābhyām)	गोदैः (godaiḥ) गोदेभिः¹ (godebhiḥ¹)
dative	गोदाय (godāya)	गोदाभ्याम् (godābhyām)	गोदेभ्यः (godebhyaḥ)
ablative	गोदात् (godāt)	गोदाभ्याम् (godābhyām)	गोदेभ्यः (godebhyaḥ)
genitive	गोदस्य (godasya)	गोदयोः (godayoḥ)	गोदानाम् (godānām)
locative	गोदे (gode)	गोदयोः (godayoḥ)	गोदेषु (godeṣu)

• ¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “गोद”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 364.