गहू

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀳𑀽𑀫 (gohūma), from Sanskrit गोधूम (godhūma). Cognate with Konkani गंव (gãv), Hindi गेहूँ (gehū̃).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡə.ɦu/, [ɡuː]

Noun

गहू • (gahū) m

  1. wheat

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “गहू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gōdhūˊma”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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