गौरव

See also: ग्रीवा and गर्व

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गौरव (gaurava, “cumbrousness, importance”) from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us, and thus related to गुरु (guru)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡɔː.ɾəʋ/, [ɡɔː.ɾɐʋ]

Noun

गौरव • (gaurav) m (Urdu spelling گورو)

1. honour, glory

   आपने हमारा गौरव बढ़ाया। ― āpne hamārā gaurav baṛhāyā. ― You enhanced our glory.

   Synonym: प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā)

Derived terms

• गौरवमय (gauravmay)
• गौरवमयी (gaurvamyī)
• गौरवशाली (gauravśālī)

Proper noun

गौरव • (gaurav) m

1. a male given name from Sanskrit, equivalent to English Gaurav

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “गौरव”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.