गाँव

हिन्दी

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गाँव

/ɡɑ̃ːʋ/ Hindi, Standard
[ɡä̃ːʋ] Hindi, Standard
/ɡɑ̃ː.oː/ Hindi, Standard
[ɡä̃ː.oː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Inherited from Old Hindi गांव (gāṃva), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀫 (gāma), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀫 (gāma), from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma, “village”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₂)gróm-os, from the root *h₂ger- (“to assemble, gather”). Distantly related to Polish gromada (“village organisation”). Doublet of गाम (gām) and ग्राम (grām).

noun gā̃v · گاؤں · گانو · गाँव

masculine village, hamlet
masculine rural settlement

In English

village a rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town

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"गाँव." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%B5. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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गाँव. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%B5

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"गाँव." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%B5.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {गाँव},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%B5},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}