گورا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀭 (gora), from Sanskrit गौर (gaurá).

Pronunciation

Noun

گورا • (gorā) m (feminine گوری (gorī), Hindi spelling गोरा)

  1. (colloquial) a white person
  2. (by extension) a European; Westerner

Declension

Declension of گورا
singular plural
direct گورا (gorā) گورے (gore)
oblique گورے (gore) گوروں (gorõ)
vocative گورے (gore) گورو (goro)

Adjective

گورا • (gorā) (feminine گوری (gorī), Hindi spelling गोरा)

  1. fair (of skin)
  2. (loosely) white

Declension

Declension of گورا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct گورا (gorā) گورے (gore) گوری (gorī) گوری (gorī)
indirect گورے (gore) گورے (gore) گوری (gorī) گوری (gorī)

References

  • “گورا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “گورا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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