घाव

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit घात (ghāta), derived from the root हन् (han), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (“to kill”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɑː.oː/, [ɡʱäː.oː], /ɡʱɑːʋ/, [ɡʱäːʋ]

Noun

घाव • (ghāv) m (Urdu spelling گھاو)

1. wound, sore, bruise

   झरने से पानी, घाव से ख़ून रिसता है।

   jharne se pānī, ghāv se xūn ristā hai.

   Water oozes from a spring, blood from a wound.

Declension

Declension of घाव (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	घाव ghāv	घाव ghāv
oblique	घाव ghāv	घावों ghāvõ
vocative	घाव ghāv	घावो ghāvo

Synonyms

• ज़ख़्म (zaxm)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “घाव”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “घाव”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.