गाउँ

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡɑː.ũː/, [ɡäː.ũː]

Noun

गाउँ • (gāũ) ?

  1. village

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma).

Pronunciation

Noun

गाउँ • (gāũ)

  1. village
    Synonyms: गाम (gām), ग्राम (grām)
  2. rural settlement
    Synonym: बस्ती (bastī)

Derived terms
  • गाउँले (gāũle)
  • गाउँघर (gāũghar)
  • गाउँकोश (gāũkoś)
  • गाउँ खानु (gāũ khānu)
  • गाउँ खाने कथा (gāũ khāne kathā)
  • गाविस (gāvisa)
  • गाउँफर्क (gāũpharka)
  • गाउँ पञ्चायत (gāũ pañcāyat)
  • गाउँ सभा (gāũ sabhā)

References
  • “गाउँ”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “गाउँ”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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