cowherd
/ˈkaʊhɜːd/noun
उच्चारण काउहर्ड
ग्वाला, चरवाहा
Core word
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[C] old-fashioned
a person whose job is to look after cows
ग्वाला, चरवाहा
- Lord Krishna spent his childhood among the cowherds of Gokul.
- The cowherd led the cattle back to the village at sunset.
- The cowherd drove the cattle to the pasture each morning.
+ 2 more examples
- A cowherd sat under the tree, playing a flute.
- The village cowherd knew every cow by name.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a cowherd (countable)
A cowherd is a person who tends cows, mostly in villages. The plural is cowherds.
Cowherd वह व्यक्ति है जो प्रायः गाँवों में गायों की देखभाल करता है; बहुवचन cowherds है।
- The cowherd led the cows to the pasture.
- The village has two cowherds.
cowherd in stories and culture
The word appears in tales and religion; Krishna is often described as a young cowherd in Indian tradition.
यह शब्द कथाओं और धर्म में आता है; भारतीय परंपरा में कृष्ण को प्रायः एक युवा ग्वाले के रूप में वर्णित किया जाता है।
- Krishna grew up among cowherds in Gokul.
cowherd + noun
As a modifier it points to the work: cowherd boy, cowherd's hut.
Modifier के रूप में यह काम की ओर संकेत करता है: cowherd boy, cowherd's hut।
- The cowherd boy played a flute on the hill.
cowherd (old literary use)
In English books of earlier centuries cowherd is found where modern writers say herder or herdsman.
पिछली सदियों की अंग्रेज़ी पुस्तकों में जहाँ आज herder या herdsman कहा जाता है, वहाँ cowherd मिलता है।
- The old cowherd knew every path through the forest.
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adjective + cowherd
youngoldpoorvillagefaithful
- A poor cowherd found a golden coin in the field.
verb + cowherd
hiremeetfollowbecomecall
- The cowherd called each cow by name.
cowherd + noun
boysonghutsticktale
- The cowherd boy carried a long stick.
cowherd + preposition
of the villagefrom the hillswith the cowson the hill
- The cowherd of the village rises before dawn.
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- The cowherd brought the cattle home before dark.
ग्वाला अँधेरा होने से पहले पशुओं को घर ले आया।
- Radhika's grandfather was a cowherd in his youth.
राधिका के दादाजी अपनी युवावस्था में ग्वाले थे।
- A cowherd's flute floated across the quiet fields.
ग्वाले की बाँसुरी की आवाज़ शांत खेतों में तैरती रही।
- The folktale tells of a cowherd who became a king.
लोककथा एक ग्वाले की बात बताती है जो राजा बन गया।
- The cowherd shared his bread with a hungry traveller.
ग्वाले ने अपनी रोटी एक भूखे यात्री के साथ बाँटी।
- Many folk songs praise the simple life of the cowherd.
कई लोकगीत ग्वाले के सादे जीवन की प्रशंसा करते हैं।
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✗ A cowherd look after the cows.
✓ A cowherd looks after the cows.
A singular subject needs a verb ending in -s in the present tense.
वर्तमान काल में एकवचन कर्ता के साथ -s वाली क्रिया आती है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Cowherd, herdsman and shepherd all tend animals, but the animal differs.
Cowherd, herdsman और shepherd पशुओं की देखभाल करते हैं, पर पशु अलग-अलग हैं।
Looks after any herd, such as cattle, buffalo or goats.
किसी भी झुंड, जैसे गाय, भैंस या बकरी, की देखभाल करता है।
- The herdsman drove the buffaloes to water.
§Grammar and usage
Cowherd is said COW-herd, so do not mix it up with coward, which is said COW-urd.
Cowherd को COW-herd बोला जाता है, इसलिए इसे coward से न मिलाएँ, जिसे COW-urd बोला जाता है।