ଗୋବର

Odia

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀭 (govvara), from Sanskrit गोर्वर (gorvara, “pulverized cow dung”), a compound of गो (go, “cow”) +‎ वर (vara, “gift, blessing”), literally “gift of the cow”, since cow dung was used for various important purposes (like as a fuel, a fertilizer, and even as an ingredient for rituals). Cognate with Assamese গোবৰ (gübor), Bengali গোবর (gōbor), Hindi गोबर (gobar) and Sylheti ꠉꠥꠙꠞ (gufor).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡobɔɾɔ/
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Noun

ଗୋବର (gobôrô)

cow dung, gobar

References

Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940) “ଗୋବର”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press

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