गोश्त

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (gōšt). Compare Assamese গোছ (güs), Bengali গোশত (gōśot), Punjabi ਗੋਸ਼ਤ (gośat).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡoːʃt̪/

Noun

गोश्त • (gośt) m (Urdu spelling گوشت)

meat, flesh
Synonym: मांस (māns)

बग़लवाले होटल में गोश्त बिकता है।
baġalvāle hoṭal mẽ gośt biktā hai.
Meat is sold at the nearby shop.

एक गोश्त का टुकड़ा कितने का है?
ek gośt kā ṭukṛā kitne kā hai?
How much does one piece of meat cost?

Usage notes

Muslim usage for मांस (māns).

Declension

Declension of गोश्त (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गोश्त gośt	गोश्त gośt
oblique	गोश्त gośt	गोश्तों gośtõ
vocative	गोश्त gośt	गोश्तो gośto

References

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

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