لاہور

Kashmiri

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani لاہور (lāhor) / लाहौर (lāhaur) or Punjabi لہور / ਲਹੌਰ (lahaur).

Proper noun

لاہور • (lāhōrm

  1. alternative spelling of لوہوٗر (lōhūr, Lahore)

References

Urdu

Etymology

Unknown or disputed. A legend claims to be inherited from Sanskrit लव (lava, Lava) +‎ पुर (pura, fortress; city), literally city of Lava, from Ramayana, a Hindu epic.[1] Compare Punjabi لَہَوْر (lahaur).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /lɑː.ɦɔːɾ/
  • (Punjabic Urdu) IPA(key): /lə.ɦɔːɾ/
  • Audio (Pakistan):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔːɾ, -oːɾ

Proper noun

لاہَور • (lāhaurm (Hindi spelling लाहौर)

  1. Lahore (the second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab; located on the Ravi river)

References

  1. ^ खोज में उपलब्ध हस्तलिखित हिंदी ग्रंथों का त्रयोदश त्रैवार्षिक विवरण [सन् १९२६ - १९२८ ई॰][1], Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracharini Sabha, 1926-1928 (published 1953), page 36 of 812:ये लाहौर का दूसरा नाम लवपुर भी बताते हैं।He states that Lavapura is an alternative name of Lahaur.