ਗੋਰਾ

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit गौर (gaura).

Adjective

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ਗੋਰਾ (gorā) (Shahmukhi spelling گورا)

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

Declension

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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

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ਗੋਰਾ (gorām (feminine ਗੋਰੀ, Shahmukhi spelling گورا)

  1. white man, especially a European

Further reading

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