गेरू

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑁂𑀭𑀼𑀅 (gerua), from Sanskrit गैरिक (gairika).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡeː.ɾuː/

Noun

गेरू • (gerū) m or f (Urdu spelling گیرو)

ochre (a natural soil pigment; a colour); red ochre, raddle
मेरा मकान गेरू-रंग वाला है।
merā makān gerū-raṅg vālā hai.
My house is the ochre-coloured one.
(regional) red clay soil

Declension

Declension of *गेरू* (masc ū-stem // fem ū-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	गेरू gerū	गेरू, गेरुएँ gerū, geruẽ
oblique	गेरू gerū	गेरुओं geruõ
vocative	गेरू gerū	गेरुओ geruo

Derived terms

गेरुआ (geruā)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गेरू”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press