घोर

See also: घर, घरं, घार, and घेर

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

ghora (Latin script)
𑀖𑁄𑀭 (Brahmi script)
ঘোর (Bengali script)
ඝොර (Sinhalese script)
ဃောရ or ꧠေႃရ (Burmese script)
โฆร or โฆระ (Thai script)
ᨥᩮᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
ໂຆຣ or ໂຆຣະ or ໂຄລະ (Lao script)
ឃោរ (Khmer script)
𑄊𑄮𑄢 (Chakma script)

Adjective

घोर

Devanagari script form of ghora (“frightful”)

Declension

Declension table of "घोर" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	घोरो (ghoro)	घोरा (ghorā)
Accusative (second)	घोरं (ghoraṃ)	घोरे (ghore)
Instrumental (third)	घोरेन (ghorena)	घोरेहि (ghorehi) or घोरेभि (ghorebhi)
Dative (fourth)	घोरस्स (ghorassa) or घोराय (ghorāya) or घोरत्थं (ghoratthaṃ)	घोरानं (ghorānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	घोरस्मा (ghorasmā) or घोरम्हा (ghoramhā) or घोरा (ghorā)	घोरेहि (ghorehi) or घोरेभि (ghorebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	घोरस्स (ghorassa)	घोरानं (ghorānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	घोरस्मिं (ghorasmiṃ) or घोरम्हि (ghoramhi) or घोरे (ghore)	घोरेसु (ghoresu)
Vocative (calling)	घोर (ghora)	घोरा (ghorā)

Declension table of "घोर" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	घोरं (ghoraṃ)	घोरानि (ghorāni)
Accusative (second)	घोरं (ghoraṃ)	घोरानि (ghorāni)
Instrumental (third)	घोरेन (ghorena)	घोरेहि (ghorehi) or घोरेभि (ghorebhi)
Dative (fourth)	घोरस्स (ghorassa) or घोराय (ghorāya) or घोरत्थं (ghoratthaṃ)	घोरानं (ghorānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	घोरस्मा (ghorasmā) or घोरम्हा (ghoramhā) or घोरा (ghorā)	घोरेहि (ghorehi) or घोरेभि (ghorebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	घोरस्स (ghorassa)	घोरानं (ghorānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	घोरस्मिं (ghorasmiṃ) or घोरम्हि (ghoramhi) or घोरे (ghore)	घोरेसु (ghoresu)
Vocative (calling)	घोर (ghora)	घोरानि (ghorāni)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

ঘোৰ (Assamese script)
ᬖᭀᬭ (Balinese script)
ঘোর (Bengali script)
𑰑𑰺𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀖𑁄𑀭 (Brahmi script)
ဃောရ (Burmese script)
ઘોર (Gujarati script)
ਘੋਰ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌘𑍋𑌰 (Grantha script)
ꦓꦺꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
𑂐𑂷𑂩 (Kaithi script)
ಘೋರ (Kannada script)
ឃោរ (Khmer script)
ໂຆຣ (Lao script)
ഘോര (Malayalam script)
ᢚᠣᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘑𑘻𑘨 (Modi script)
ᠺᠾᠣᠸᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑦱𑧜𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
𑐑𑑀𑐬 (Newa script)
ଘୋର (Odia script)
ꢕꣂꢬ (Saurashtra script)
𑆔𑆾𑆫 (Sharada script)
𑖑𑖺𑖨 (Siddham script)
ඝොර (Sinhalese script)
𑩟𑩕𑩼 (Soyombo script)
𑚍𑚴𑚤 (Takri script)
கே⁴ார (Tamil script)
ఘోర (Telugu script)
โฆร (Thai script)
གྷོ་ར (Tibetan script)
𑒒𑒼𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
𑨎𑨆𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *gʰawrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰawrás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰow-rós, from *gʰew- (“to be angry”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɐw.ɾɐ́/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɡʱoː.ɾɐ/

Adjective

घोर • (ghorá)

terrific, frightful, terrible, dreadful, violent, vehement
Synonyms: भयङ्कर (bhayaṅkara), उग्र (ugrá)
venerable, awful, sublime

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of घोर
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	घोरः (ghoráḥ)	घोरौ (ghoraú) घोरा¹ (ghorā́¹)	घोराः (ghorā́ḥ) घोरासः¹ (ghorā́saḥ¹)
accusative	घोरम् (ghorám)	घोरौ (ghoraú) घोरा¹ (ghorā́¹)	घोरान् (ghorā́n)
instrumental	घोरेण (ghoréṇa)	घोराभ्याम् (ghorā́bhyām)	घोरैः (ghoraíḥ) घोरेभिः¹ (ghorébhiḥ¹)
dative	घोराय (ghorā́ya)	घोराभ्याम् (ghorā́bhyām)	घोरेभ्यः (ghorébhyaḥ)
ablative	घोरात् (ghorā́t)	घोराभ्याम् (ghorā́bhyām)	घोरेभ्यः (ghorébhyaḥ)
genitive	घोरस्य (ghorásya)	घोरयोः (ghoráyoḥ)	घोराणाम् (ghorā́ṇām)
locative	घोरे (ghoré)	घोरयोः (ghoráyoḥ)	घोरेषु (ghoréṣu)
vocative	घोर (ghóra)	घोरौ (ghórau) घोरा¹ (ghórā¹)	घोराः (ghórāḥ) घोरासः¹ (ghórāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of घोरा
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	घोरा (ghorā́)	घोरे (ghoré)	घोराः (ghorā́ḥ)
accusative	घोराम् (ghorā́m)	घोरे (ghoré)	घोराः (ghorā́ḥ)
instrumental	घोरया (ghoráyā) घोरा¹ (ghorā́¹)	घोराभ्याम् (ghorā́bhyām)	घोराभिः (ghorā́bhiḥ)
dative	घोरायै (ghorā́yai)	घोराभ्याम् (ghorā́bhyām)	घोराभ्यः (ghorā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	घोरायाः (ghorā́yāḥ) घोरायै² (ghorā́yai²)	घोराभ्याम् (ghorā́bhyām)	घोराभ्यः (ghorā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	घोरायाः (ghorā́yāḥ) घोरायै² (ghorā́yai²)	घोरयोः (ghoráyoḥ)	घोराणाम् (ghorā́ṇām)
locative	घोरायाम् (ghorā́yām)	घोरयोः (ghoráyoḥ)	घोरासु (ghorā́su)
vocative	घोरे (ghóre)	घोरे (ghóre)	घोराः (ghórāḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of घोर
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	घोरम् (ghorám)	घोरे (ghoré)	घोराणि (ghorā́ṇi) घोरा¹ (ghorā́¹)
accusative	घोरम् (ghorám)	घोरे (ghoré)	घोराणि (ghorā́ṇi) घोरा¹ (ghorā́¹)
instrumental	घोरेण (ghoréṇa)	घोराभ्याम् (ghorā́bhyām)	घोरैः (ghoraíḥ) घोरेभिः¹ (ghorébhiḥ¹)
dative	घोराय (ghorā́ya)	घोराभ्याम् (ghorā́bhyām)	घोरेभ्यः (ghorébhyaḥ)
ablative	घोरात् (ghorā́t)	घोराभ्याम् (ghorā́bhyām)	घोरेभ्यः (ghorébhyaḥ)
genitive	घोरस्य (ghorásya)	घोरयोः (ghoráyoḥ)	घोराणाम् (ghorā́ṇām)
locative	घोरे (ghoré)	घोरयोः (ghoráyoḥ)	घोरेषु (ghoréṣu)
vocative	घोर (ghóra)	घोरे (ghóre)	घोराणि (ghórāṇi) घोरा¹ (ghórā¹)

¹Vedic

Descendants

→ Old Javanese: ghora
- > Javanese: ꦒꦺꦴꦫ (gora) (inherited)

Noun

घोर • (ghorá) stem, m

"the terrible", Śiva
name of a cucurbitaceous plant
awfulness, horror
"horrible action", magic formulas or charms
a kind of mythical weapon
poison
saffron

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of घोर
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	घोरः (ghoráḥ)	घोरौ (ghoraú) घोरा¹ (ghorā́¹)	घोराः (ghorā́ḥ) घोरासः¹ (ghorā́saḥ¹)
accusative	घोरम् (ghorám)	घोरौ (ghoraú) घोरा¹ (ghorā́¹)	घोरान् (ghorā́n)
instrumental	घोरेण (ghoréṇa)	घोराभ्याम् (ghorā́bhyām)	घोरैः (ghoraíḥ) घोरेभिः¹ (ghorébhiḥ¹)
dative	घोराय (ghorā́ya)	घोराभ्याम् (ghorā́bhyām)	घोरेभ्यः (ghorébhyaḥ)
ablative	घोरात् (ghorā́t)	घोराभ्याम् (ghorā́bhyām)	घोरेभ्यः (ghorébhyaḥ)
genitive	घोरस्य (ghorásya)	घोरयोः (ghoráyoḥ)	घोराणाम् (ghorā́ṇām)
locative	घोरे (ghoré)	घोरयोः (ghoráyoḥ)	घोरेषु (ghoréṣu)
vocative	घोर (ghóra)	घोरौ (ghórau) घोरा¹ (ghórā¹)	घोराः (ghórāḥ) घोरासः¹ (ghórāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

References

Monier Williams (1899) “घोर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0379.
Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 517f