gopin.
/ˈɡəʊpi/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊpi/ India.
(See quot. 1962.)
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society > faith > worship > kinds of worship > [noun] > of a deity > one who worships Sri Krishna
gopi1880
the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation of dairy produce > [noun] > dairy staff > dairymaid
deya1000
dey-wife1495
milkmaid1552
cream-pot1580
milkmadge1582
dey-woman1598
whowball1598
dairymaid1616
milk-girl1789
dey-girl1828
milkeress1839
gopi1880
the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > dairy farming > [noun] > dairy-farmer > milkmaid
deya1000
dey-wife1495
milkmaid1552
cream-pot1580
milkmadge1582
dey-woman1598
whowball1598
dairymaid1616
milk-girl1789
dey-girl1828
milkeress1839
gopi1880
the world > the supernatural > deity > other deities > [noun] > Indian or Hindu > Krishna > companion of
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1880 Encycl. Brit. XI. 845/2 The mystic dwelling on the amours of Krishna and the Gopīs of Braj has been often compared to the mystical interpretation of the Song of Solomon.
1898 R. Kipling Day's Work 36 The young herd [sc. herdsman], the darling of the Gopis,..Krishna the Well-beloved.
1933 S. Sitwell Canons of Giant Art 121 They are the gopis, milkmaids of the herd, Dancing-girls of paradise, the park's fine pleasures.
1962 Brahmacharini Usha Ramakrishna-Vedanta Wordbk. 33 Gopi, a milkmaid of Brindavan. The gopis were companions and devotees of Sri Krishna.
1968 Jrnl. Music Acad. Madras 39 21 Krishna's sport of going on boat with the Gopis.
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