deriv LSK ETT STT aSTA ALPH OLDHOMEPAGE NEWHOMEPAGE

/go- / गोॱ

The only common nounbase ending in o ओ are /go- f "cow" and /go- m "bull". There is also an uncommon /dyo- "sky".

By automzasoH, /go- makes —

/go- + /am → **gAm गाम्

/go- + /zas → **gAs गास्

By gotoNit, it gets /vRddhi in

/go- + /su → **gaus गौस्

/go- + /au → **gAvau गावौ

/go- + /jas → **gAvas गावस्

There is no deletion of sambuddhi —

he gauH हे गौः "hey bull"

Rule GasiGasozca works normally —

/go- + /Gas → **gos गोस् "of a cow"

No special rules apply before consonant endings —

/go- + /bhis → !**gobhis गोभिस् by no rules

/go- + /sup' → !**goSu गोषु with /Satvam

Before the other vowel endings, ecoyavAyAvaH makes gav- गव् —

/go- + /Am → !**gavAm गवाम्

/go- + /TA → !**gavA गवा

/go- + /Ge → !**gave गवे

/go- + /Gi → !**gavi गवि

/go- + /os → !**gavos गवोस्

When neuter in a genderbender, go गो shortens into gu गु by gostriyorup....

There are dozens of other words that mean cow. See any dictionary.

Anything that means "cow" can mean "Earth" as well, as in

gAm Avizya ca bhUtAni dhArayAmy aham ojasA
गामाविश्य च भूतानि धारयाम्यहमोजसा
"I go into the Cow and charge all beings with energy"
bhg 15:13