ଗୋରୁ
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Odia
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀽𑀯 (gorūva), from Sanskrit गोरूप (gorūpa, “cow-shaped”), a compound of गो (go, “cow”) + रूप (rūpa, “shape”). Cognate with Assamese গৰু (goru) and Bengali গোরু (gōru).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ଗୋରୁ (goru)
References
[edit]- Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940) “ଗୋରୁ”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gōrūpá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press