गोपी, गोपिका gōpī, gōpikā
Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.
How to read the transliteration
This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
A few reading pointers:
- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
The wife of a gop or cow-herd.
A cowherdess (esp. applied to the cowherdesses of Vrindā-van, the companions of Krishṇa's juvenile sports).
A milk-maid, dairy-maid.
Usual translation
- gopi
Origin of the definition
S گوپي गोपी gopī, s.f. The wife of a gop or cow-herd; a cowherdess (esp. applied to the cowherdesses of Vrindā-van, the companions of Krishṇa's juvenile sports); a milk-maid, dairy-maid: — gopī-ćandan, s.m. A species of white clay (said to be brought from Duārakā, and used by Vishṇu's worshippers for smearing their faces): — gopī-gwāl, s.m. Cowherdess and cowherd: — gopī-nāth, s.m. 'Lord of the milk-maids,' an epithet of Krishṇa.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
151 occurrences
In 88 on 2386 murlis
Avyakts
64 occurrences
In 35 on 1112 murlis
Mamma
7 occurrences
In 6 on 122 murlis
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