Govaidya, Gōvaidya, Go-vaidya: 4 definitions
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Govaidya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarygōvaidya (गोवैद्य).—m (S) A cow-doctor; a cowleech.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGovaidya (गोवैद्य).—a quack docter.
Derivable forms: govaidyaḥ (गोवैद्यः).
Govaidya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms go and vaidya (वैद्य).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGovaidya (गोवैद्य):—[=go-vaidya] [from go] m. a cow-doctor, [Horace H. Wilson]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusGōvaidya (ಗೋವೈದ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] the branch of medicine dealing with the prevention and treatment of diseases and injuries in cattle; veterinary science.
2) [noun] a man who practices this branch of medicine or surgery.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Govaidyaka, Govaidyashastra.
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