English Explanatory Dictionary

gavyuti

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

gavyuti gavyutis

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Sanskrit गव्यूति (gavyūti).

Synonyms

krosa
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