لاہور

Kashmiri

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani لاہور (lāhor) / लाहौर (lāhaur) or Punjabi لہور / ਲਹੌਰ (lahaur).

Proper noun

لاہور • (lāhōr) m

  1. Alternative spelling of لوہوٗر (lōhūr, Lahore)

References

Urdu

Etymology

Unknown or disputed. A legend claims to be inherited from Sanskrit लव (lava, Lava) + पुर (pura, fortress; city), literally city of Lava, from Ramayana, a Hindu epic.[1] Compare Punjabi لَہَوْر (lahaur).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /lɑː.ɦɔːɾ/
  • (Punjabic Urdu) IPA(key): /lə.ɦoːɾ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔːɾ, -oːɾ

Proper noun

لاہَور • (lāhaur) m (Hindi spelling लाहौर)

  1. Lahore (a city, the provincial capital of Punjab, Pakistan)

References

  1. खोज में उपलब्ध हस्तलिखित हिंदी ग्रंथों का त्रयोदश त्रैवार्षिक विवरण [सन् १९२६ - १९२८ ई॰], Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracharini Sabha, 1926-1928 (published 1953), page 36 of 812:ये लाहौर का दूसरा नाम लवपुर भी बताते हैं।He states that Lavapura is an alternative name of Lahaur.
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