Etymology

gavyuti

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Today it means: An ancient Indian unit of distance, equivalent to 12,000 feet; supposed to be the distance at which a cow's call or lowing can be heard. Full definition →

Sanskrit गव्यूति
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromगव्यूति
  2. English todaygavyuti

Unadapted borrowing from Sanskrit गव्यूति (gavyūti).

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