घेराव

Hindi

Etymology

From घेरना (ghernā, “to besiege”) +‎ -आव (-āv).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱeː.ɾɑːʋ/, [ɡʱeː.ɾäːʋ]

Noun

घेराव • (gherāv) m (Urdu spelling گھیراؤ)

1. enclosure, encirclement
2. blockade
3. gherao (encirclement of a politician, manger, etc. as a form of picketing)

Declension

Declension of घेराव (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	घेराव gherāv	घेराव gherāv
oblique	घेराव gherāv	घेरावों gherāvõ
vocative	घेराव gherāv	घेरावो gherāvo

Derived terms

• घेराव करना (gherāv karnā, “to gherao”)

Descendants

• → English: gherao