𑀕𑁄𑀭

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गौर (gaurá). Cognate with Pali gora.

Adjective

𑀕𑁄𑀭 (gora) (Devanagari गोर) (Sauraseni)

1. white, pale

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀕𑁄𑀭 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑁄 (goro)	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀸 (gorā)
Accusative	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀁 (goraṃ)	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑁂 (gore) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀸 (gorā)
Instrumental	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑁂𑀡 (goreṇa) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑁂𑀡𑀁 (goreṇaṃ)	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺 (gorehi) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (gorehiṃ)
Dative	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀸𑀅 (gorāa)	—
Ablative	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀸𑀑 (gorāo) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀸𑀉 (gorāu) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀸 (gorā) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺 (gorāhi) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (gorāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲 (gorassa)	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀸𑀡 (gorāṇa) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (gorāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (gorammi) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑁂 (gore)	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼 (goresu) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (goresuṃ)
Vocative	𑀕𑁄𑀭 (gora) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀸 (gorā)	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀸 (gorā)

Maharastri declension of 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀻 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀻 (gorī)	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀻𑀑 (gorīo) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀻 (gorī)
Accusative	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀺𑀁 (goriṃ)	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀻𑀑 (gorīo) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀻 (gorī)
Instrumental	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀻𑀏 (gorīe)	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀻𑀳𑀺 (gorīhi) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁 (gorīhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀻𑀑 (gorīo)	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (gorīhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀻𑀏 (gorīe)	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀻𑀡 (gorīṇa) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀻𑀡𑀁 (gorīṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀻𑀏 (gorīe)	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀻𑀲𑀼 (gorīsu) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀻𑀲𑀼𑀁 (gorīsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀺 (gori) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀻 (gorī)	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀻𑀑 (gorīo) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀻 (gorī)

Maharastri declension of 𑀕𑁄𑀭 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀁 (goraṃ)	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀸𑀇𑀁 (gorāiṃ) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀸𑀇 (gorāi)
Accusative	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀁 (goraṃ)	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀸𑀇𑀁 (gorāiṃ) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀸𑀇 (gorāi)
Instrumental	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑁂𑀡 (goreṇa) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑁂𑀡𑀁 (goreṇaṃ)	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺 (gorehi) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (gorehiṃ)
Dative	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀸𑀅 (gorāa)	—
Ablative	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀸𑀑 (gorāo) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀸𑀉 (gorāu) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀸 (gorā) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺 (gorāhi) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (gorāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲 (gorassa)	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀸𑀡 (gorāṇa) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (gorāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (gorammi) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑁂 (gore)	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼 (goresu) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (goresuṃ)
Vocative	𑀕𑁄𑀭 (gora) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀸 (gorā)	𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀸𑀇𑀁 (gorāiṃ) or 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀸𑀇 (gorāi)

Derived terms

• 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀕𑀺𑀭𑀺 (goragiri, “Himalaya”, literally “white mountain”)
• 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀔𑀭 (gorakhara)
• 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀫𑀺𑀕 (goramiga)

Related terms

• *𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀅 ~ *𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀕 (*goraa ~ *goraga) (< गौरक (gauraka))
  • Bengali: গোরা (gōra)
  • Gujarati: ગોરું (gorũ)
  • Hindustani: gorā

    Hindi: गोरा

    Urdu: گورا

  • Nepali: गोरो (goro)
  • Marathi: गोरा (gorā)
  • Odia: ଗୋରା (gora)
  • Punjabi: gorā

    Gurmukhi script: ਗੋਰਾ

    Shahmukhi script: گورا

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “गोर”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 302.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gōra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 233
• Misra, Bal Govind (1967) Historical Phonology of Modern Standard Hindi: Proto-Indo-European to the Present, Cornell University, page 119