गोभी
Hindi
Alternative forms
- गोबी (gobī)
- कोबी (kobī), कोभी (kobhī) – obsolete
Etymology
From Portuguese couve (“cabbage”), from Latin caulis (“stalk, stem”). Some believe a derivative from Sanskrit गोजिह्विका (gojihvikā), but is unlikely.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡoː.bʱiː/
Noun
गोभी • (gobhī) f (Urdu spelling گوبھی or گوبی)
- cabbage
- Synonyms: बंद गोभी (band gobhī) (less ambiguous), पत्ता गोभी (pattā gobhī) (less ambiguous)
- सब्ज़ी मंडी से बंद गोभी ज़रूर ख़रीदना।
- sabzī maṇḍī se band gobhī zarūr xarīdnā.
- Be sure to buy some cabbage from the vegetable market.
- cauliflower
- Synonym: फूल गोभी (phūl gobhī) (less ambiguous)
Declension
| Declension of गोभी | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Direct | गोभी (gobhī) | गोभियाँ (gobhiyā̃) |
| Oblique | गोभी (gobhī) | गोभियों (gobhiyõ) |
| Vocative | गोभी (gobhī) | गोभियो (gobhiyo) |
Descendants
- → Pashto: ګوبي
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “गोभी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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