ગોરું
Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Gujarati गउर (compare गोरटुं), from Apabhramsa गउर (gaüra), from Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀭 (gora) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit ગૌર (gaurá).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈɡo.ɾũ/
- Hyphenation: ગો‧રું
- Rhymes: -ũ
Adjective
Declension
| singular | plural | locative | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | oblique/vocative/ instrumental | |||||
| masculine | ગોરો (goro) | ગોરા (gorā) | ગોરા (gorā) | ગોરે (gore) | ||
| neuter | ગોરું (gorũ) | ગોરા (gorā) | ગોરાં (gorā̃) | ગોરે (gore) | ||
| feminine | ગોરી (gorī) | ગોરી (gorī) | ગોરી (gorī) | — | ||
If the noun being modified is unmarked, then the locatives do not apply.
References
More information
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gaurá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 233: “G. gorũ 'white, fair, lovely'”
- ^ “ગોરું”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
- ^ “ગોરું”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
- ^ “ગોરું”, in રેખ્તા ગુજરાતી શબ્દકોશ (rekhtā gujrātī śabdakoś) (in Gujarati), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- ^ “ગોરું”, in गुजराती-हिंदी-अंग्रेज़ी त्रिभाषा कोश (gujrātī-hindī-aṅgrezī tribhāṣā koś) [Gujarati-Hindi-English Trilingual Dictionary] (in Hindi), volume 1, केंद्रीय हिंदी निदेशालय [Central Hindi Directorate], 1989, page 579