भोर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *भोला (*bholā).^[1] Cognate with Punjabi ਭੋਰ (bhor), Gujarati ભોર (bhor), Maithili 𑂦𑂷𑂩 (bhor), Bengali ভোর (bhōr), Odia ଭୋର (bhora). Related to भोलानाथ (bholānāth, “Lord Shiva as husband of Ushas, goddess of dawn”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱoːɾ/

Noun

भोर • (bhor) m

dawn, sunrise, morning
Synonyms: सुबह (subah), प्रभात (prabhāt), सवेरा (saverā), तड़का (taṛkā)
- (Can we date this quote?), एक सौ एक बाल गीत, Atmaram & Sons, page 81:
  भोर हो गई है अब मुन्ना,
  बोलीं चिड़ियाँ उठ जाओ ।
  bhor ho gaī hai ab munnā,
  bolī̃ ciṛiyā̃ uṭh jāo .
  It is morning now, son;
  the birds said, wake up.

Declension

Declension of *भोर* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	भोर bhor	भोर bhor
oblique	भोर bhor	भोरों bhorõ
vocative	भोर bhor	भोरो bhoro

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*bhōlā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 549

Further reading

Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “भोर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 561