गेरू

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑁂𑀭𑀼𑀅 (gerua), from Sanskrit गैरिक (gairika).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡeː.ɾuː/

Noun

गेरू • (gerū) m or f (Urdu spelling گیرو)

  1. ochre (a natural soil pigment; a colour); red ochre, raddle
    मेरा मकान गेरू-रंग वाला है।
    merā makān gerū-raṅg vālā hai.
    My house is the ochre-coloured one.
  2. (regional) red clay soil

Declension
Declension of गेरू (masc ū-stem // fem ū-stem)
singular plural
direct गेरू
gerū		 गेरू, गेरुएँ
gerū, geruẽ
oblique गेरू
gerū		 गेरुओं
geruõ
vocative गेरू
gerū		 गेरुओ
geruo

Derived terms

References
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