गया

See also: गोंय, गये, and गाय

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡə.jɑː/, [ɡɐ.jäː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit गया (gayā).

Proper noun

गया • (gayā) m (Urdu spelling گیا)

  1. Gaya (a city in Bihar, India)
Declension
Declension of गया (sg-only masc ā-stem)
singular
direct गया
gayā
oblique गए, गये
gae, gaye
vocative गए, गये
gae, gaye

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀅 (gaa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit गत (gatá, “gone”).

Verb

गया • (gayā) (Urdu spelling گیا)

  1. inflection of जाना (jānā):
    1. masculine singular perfective participle
    2. masculine singular perfect indicative
    वह घर गया। ― vah ghar gayā. ― He went home.

References
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gatá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • গয়া (Assamese script)
  • ᬕᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
  • গয়া (Bengali script)
  • 𑰐𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀕𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • ဂယာ (Burmese script)
  • ગયા (Gujarati script)
  • ਗਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌗𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
  • ꦒꦪꦴ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂏𑂨𑂰 (Kaithi script)
  • ಗಯಾ (Kannada script)
  • គយា (Khmer script)
  • ຄຍາ (Lao script)
  • ഗയാ (Malayalam script)
  • ᡤᠠᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘐𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
  • ᠺᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑦰𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐐𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
  • ଗଯା (Odia script)
  • ꢔꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆓𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖐𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
  • ගයා (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩞𑩻𑩛 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚌𑚣𑚭 (Takri script)
  • க³யா (Tamil script)
  • గయా (Telugu script)
  • คยา (Thai script)
  • ག་ཡཱ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒑𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨍𑨪𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Named after the demon गयासुर (gayāsura) (Gayasura), compare असुर (asura).

Proper noun

गया • (gayā)

  1. Gaya (historical and modern city in India)

References
  • Mandal, R. B. (1989). Systems of Rural Settlements in Developing Countries. Concept Publishing Company.
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