गौरैया

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Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From गौरा (gaurā, male sparrow), ultimately unknown. No similar terms are found in other Indo-Aryan languages. This term itself is assigned to Eastern Hindi in some dictionaries.

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡɔː.ɾə̯i.jɑː/, [ɡɔː.ɾɐ̯i.jäː]

Noun

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गौरैया (gauraiyāf

  1. sparrow (kind of small bird)
    Synonyms: गुंजिश्क (guñjiśk), चटक (caṭak), चिड़िया (ciṛiyā)

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