gora
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Hindustani گورا (gorā) / गोरा (gorā). In British Pakistani speech, influenced by Punjabi گورا (gorā).
Pronunciation
Adjective
gora (not comparable)
- (South Asia) Pertaining to a fair-skinned or European person. [from 19th c.]
Noun
gora (plural goras)
- (British Pakistani, Pakistan, North India) A white person; a European. [from 19th c.]
- 2023, Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi, The Centre, Picador, page 41:
- Every day after that, my parents showed off their daughter's Urdu-speaking gora ‘friend’ to anyone who walked through the door.
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “gora”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “gora”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- gora in A Dictionary of English Slang & Colloquialisms; Ted Duckworth.
- Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “gora”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].
Anagrams
Baatonum
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡō.rā/
Noun
gora (plural gori, focus gora, plural focus goriya)
Related terms
Balinese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡorə/
- Hyphenation: go‧ra
Etymology 1
Noun
gora (Balinese script ᬕᭀᬭ)
Etymology 2
Noun
gora (Balinese script ᬖᭀᬭ)
Basque
Etymology
From an earlier form goira (still in use in Biscayan), from goi (“up, high”) + -ra (allative suffix).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡoɾa/ [ɡo.ɾa]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -oɾa, -a
- Hyphenation: go‧ra
Adverb
gora (comparative gorago, superlative goren, excessive goregi)
Interjection
gora
References
- ^ R. L. Trask (2008) “goi”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 207
Further reading
- “gora”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “gora”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Cebuano
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: go‧ra
Noun
gora
Galician
Verb
gora
- inflection of gorar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Hiligaynon
Etymology
Noun
gora
Italian
Etymology
Perhaps borrowed from Lombardic wer (“dam, weir”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɔ.ra/
- Rhymes: -ɔra
- Hyphenation: gò‧ra
Noun
gora f (plural gore)
Anagrams
Javanese
Romanization
gora
- romanization of ꦒꦺꦴꦫ
Lower Sorbian
Noun
gora f
- superseded spelling of góra
Declension
North Moluccan Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡɔ.ɾa]
- Hyphenation: go‧ra
Noun
gora
- rose apple (any of various Syzygium species)
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkora/
Verb
gora
- inflection of gorrat:
- present indicative connegative
- second-person singular imperative
- imperative connegative
Nyishi
Etymology
Borrowed from Indo-Aryan. Compare Hindi घोड़ा (ghoṛā).
Noun
gora
References
- P. T. Abraham (2005) A Grammar of Nyishi Language[1], Delhi: Farsight Publishers and Distributors
Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit गौर (gaura, “white, yellowish, reddish, pale red”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
gora
- pale of skin
Descendants
Further reading
- "gora" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Portuguese
Verb
gora
- inflection of gorar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gora, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *garā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH-. Cognate with Slovene gora.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡǒra/
- Hyphenation: go‧ra
Noun
gòra f (Cyrillic spelling го̀ра)
- mountain
- (regional, Croatia) hill, highland
- (by extension, Croatia) forest, woods (forested hilly area)
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | gòra | gore |
genitive | gore | górā |
dative | gori | gorama |
accusative | goru | gore |
vocative | gȍro | gore |
locative | gori | gorama |
instrumental | gorom | gorama |
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “gora”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *gora, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɔ̀ːra/
- Hyphenation: go‧ra
Noun
góra f
- (geography) mountain
- (geography) forest, woods (forested hilly area)
- Šel je v goro po hlode. ― He went to the woods to get logs. (literally, “He went to the woods for logs.”)
- (regional) vineyard
- (colloquial) heap, pile, mountain (a large mass of something)
- cela gora smeti ― a whole heap of rubbish
Declension
Feminine, a-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
nom. sing. | gôra | ||
gen. sing. | gôre | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
gôra | gôri | gôre |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
gôre | gôr | gôr |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
gôri | gôrama | gôram |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
gôro | gôri | gôre |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
gôri | gôrah | gôrah |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
gôro | gôrama | gôrami |
Feminine, a-stem, long mixed accent | |||
---|---|---|---|
nom. sing. | gôra | ||
gen. sing. | goré | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
gôra | goré | goré |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
goré | gorá | gorá |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
gôri | goráma | goràm |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
goró | goré | goré |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
gôri | goràh | goràh |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
goró | goráma | gorámi |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “gora”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “gora”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɡoɾa/ [ˈɡoː.ɾɐ]
- Rhymes: -oɾa
- Syllabification: go‧ra
Etymology 1
Noun
gora (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜇ) (dated)
Etymology 2
From blend of English go + tara.
Noun
gora (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜇ) (gay slang)
- act of going (moving to a certain place or person)
- act of proceeding
- Synonym: tuloy
Alternative forms
- gowra
Derived terms
- gorabels
- gorahan
- gumora
Further reading
- “gora”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018