Etymology

gora

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Today it means: Pertaining to a fair-skinned or European person. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Hindustani ← Hindi गोरा ← Urdu گورا
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gora · adjective, noun1

  1. Punjabi · borrowed fromਗੋਰਾ
  2. phr · borrowed fromگورا
  3. Urdu · borrowed fromگورا
  4. Hindi · borrowed fromगोरा
  5. Hindustani · borrowed from
  6. English todaygora

Borrowed from Hindustani Hindi गोरा (gorā) / Urdu گورا (gorā). * In British Pakistani speech, influenced also by Pahari-Potwari گورا (gorā) and Punjabi ਗੋਰਾ (gorā) / گورا (gorā).

Gora · proper noun2

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromगौर
  2. Polish · borrowed fromGóra
  3. English todayGora

* From Polish Góra, from góra (“hill, mountain”). * From descendants of Sanskrit गौर (gaura).

Words from the same roots

PolishGóra all →

Góra

Sanskritगौर all →

gaur

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. Pertaining to a fair-skinned or European person.
  • from 19th c. A white person; a European.

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