gora
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Hindustani گورا (gorā) / गोरा (gorā).
Noun
[edit]gora (plural goras, feminine gori)
- (North India, Pakistan, British India, elsewhere slang) A white person.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “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
[edit]Baatonum
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gora (plural gori, focus gora, plural focus goriya)
Related terms
[edit]Balinese
[edit]Romanization
[edit]gora
Basque
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From an earlier form goira (still in use in Biscayan), from goi (“up, high”) + -ra (allative suffix).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Adverb
[edit]gora (comparative gorago, superlative goren, excessive goregi)
Interjection
[edit]gora
References
[edit]- ^ “goi” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading
[edit]- “gora”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “gora”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Cebuano
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: go‧ra
Noun
[edit]gora
Galician
[edit]Verb
[edit]gora
- inflection of gorar:
Hiligaynon
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]gora
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Perhaps borrowed from Lombardic wer (“dam, weir”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gora f (plural gore)
Anagrams
[edit]Javanese
[edit]Romanization
[edit]gora
- Romanization of ꦒꦺꦴꦫ
Lower Sorbian
[edit]Noun
[edit]gora f inan
Declension
[edit]Northern Sami
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]gora
- inflection of gorrat:
Nyishi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Indo-Aryan. Compare Hindi घोड़ा (ghoṛā).
Noun
[edit]gora
References
[edit]- P. T. Abraham (2005) A Grammar of Nyishi Language[1], Delhi: Farsight Publishers and Distributors
Old Javanese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit गौर (gaura, “white, yellowish, reddish, pale red”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]gora
- pale of skin
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- "gora" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Portuguese
[edit]Verb
[edit]gora
- inflection of gorar:
Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gora, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *garā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH-. Cognate with Slovene gora.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gòra f (Cyrillic spelling го̀ра)
- mountain
- (regional, Croatia) hill, highland
- (by extension, Croatia) forest, woods (forested hilly area)
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “gora” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovene
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Slavic *gora, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]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
Inflection
[edit]Feminine, a-stem | |||
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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
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “gora”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “gora”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
Tagalog
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɡoɾa/ [ˈɡoː.ɾɐ]
- Rhymes: -oɾa
- Syllabification: go‧ra
Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]gora (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜇ)
Etymology 2
[edit]Possibly from Basque gora, through colloquial Spanish.
Verb
[edit]gora (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜇ)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “gora”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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