ghaáu cow

Part of Speech n.fem
Vernacular Form گھاؤ
Phonetic Form ɡʰaáw
Inflection Class i-decl (Obl, pl): gheeí
Indo-Aryan Proto-Form gāvī- 'cow (fem)' (T: 4147)
Variant Form(s) gháu (Biori)
    • cow
      • Example 917:
        har insaán teeṇíi ɣooǰulíi ghaáu šóo ǰhaanáanu.
        har
        every
        insaán
        man
        teeṇíi
        refl
        ɣooǰúl
        stall
        -ii
        -gen
        ghaáu
        cow
        šu
        good
        -u
        -MSG
        ǰháan
        know
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        Every person knows the cow in his own stall best. [Proverb]
        Source: A:NH12:1:008
      • Example 1220:
        lameeṭičhinilí ghaáu teeṇíi phúta na urbháa bhaéeni.
        lameeṭičhinilí
        tail.less
        ghaáu
        cow
        teeṇíi
        refl
        phútu
        fly
        -a
        -pl
        na
        neg
        urbhá
        make.fly
        -áa
        -inf
        bha
        be.able.to
        -án
        -prs
        -i
        -f
        A tail-less cow cannot drive away the flies. [Proverb]
        Source: A:NH:1:190
      • Example 1526:
        díiša ta xeeraát de šoorúṇḍii ba ghaáu phus de.
        déeš
        village
        -a
        -obl
        ta
        DS
        xeeraát
        peace
        de
        pst
        šoorúṇḍu
        orphan
        -ii
        -gen
        ba
        top
        ghaáu
        cow
        phus
        vanished
        de
        pst
        Everything is fine in the village but the orphan's cow is gone. [Proverb]
        Source: A:NH12:1:123

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