Hindi

Noun

घाव • ‎(ghāv) m ‎(Urdu spelling گھاو)

1. wound, sore, bruise

   झरने से पानी, घाव से ख़ून रिसता है।

   Water oozes from a spring, blood from a wound.

Synonyms

• ज़ख़्म ‎(zaxm)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “घाव”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
• Platts, John T. A dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English Oxford. 1884.