غوا
ġwā/ɣwɑ/feminine
The word for cow in Pashto is غوا (ġwā).
غوا is a noun used to refer to the adult female of the species Bos taurus.
Meaning: adult female of species Bos taurus (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
غوا is a feminine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced /ɣwɑ/ (ġwā).
Did you know?
- The Pashto word غوا shares a prehistoric root with the English word 'cow'. Both descend from the Proto-Indo-European word *gʷṓws.
- In Pashto culture, the cow is often viewed as a symbol of prosperity and stability for a rural household.
- The phonetic sound /ɣ/ in غوا is a voiced velar fricative, a sound produced in the back of the throat that does not exist in standard English.
Examples in context
- دا یوه غوا ده.da yawa ghwa da.This is a cow.
Example conversation
A woman and a man are looking at animals on a farm.
- مریم Maryamعمر، وګوره، دا غوا ده.Omar, wogora, da ghwa da.Omar, look, this is a cow.
- عمر Omarهو، دا ډېره ښه غوا ده.Ho, da dera kha ghwa da.Yes, this is a very good cow.
- مریم Maryamایا دا غوا شیدې ورکوي؟Aya da ghwa sheeday warkawi?Does this cow give milk?
- عمر Omarهو، مریم، دا شیدې ورکوي.Ho, Maryam, da sheeday warkawi.Yes, Maryam, it gives milk.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cow” translations and entries غوا, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries غوا, CC BY-SA 4.0.
