ਗੋਰਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sanskrit गौर (gaura).

Adjective

ਗੋਰਾ • (gorā) (Shahmukhi spelling گورا)

  1. fair (of complexion)
  2. brown (of cattle)

Declension
Declension of ਗੋਰਾ
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct ਗੋਰਾ (gorā) ਗੋਰੇ (gore) ਗੋਰੀ (gorī) ਗੋਰੀਆਂ (gorīā̃)
oblique ਗੋਰੇ (gore) ਗੋਰਿਆਂ (goriā̃) ਗੋਰੀ (gorī) ਗੋਰੀਆਂ (gorīā̃)

Noun

ਗੋਰਾ • (gorā) m (feminine ਗੋਰੀ, Shahmukhi spelling گورا)

  1. white man, especially a European

Further reading
  • “ਗੋਰਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਗੋਰਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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