घेराव

Hindi

Etymology

From घेरना (ghernā, “to besiege”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡʱeː.ɾɑːʋ/, [ɡʱeː.ɾäːʋ]

Noun

घेराव • (gherāv) m (Urdu spelling گھیراؤ)

  1. enclosure, encirclement
  2. blockade
  3. gherao (encirclement of a politician, manger, etc. as a form of picketing)

Declension

Declension of घेराव (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct घेराव
gherāv 		घेराव
gherāv
oblique घेराव
gherāv 		घेरावों
gherāvõ
vocative घेराव
gherāv 		घेरावो
gherāvo

Derived terms

  • घेराव करना (gherāv karnā, “to gherao”)

Descendants

  • → English: gherao
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