gora
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Hindustani گورا (gorā) / गोरा (gorā).
Noun
gora (plural goras, feminine gori)
- (North India, Pakistan, British India, elsewhere slang, ethnic slur) A white person.
Derived terms
References
- “gora”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “gora”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- gora in A Dictionary of English Slang & Colloquialisms; Ted Duckworth.
- Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “gora”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].
Anagrams
Baatonum
Pronunciation
Noun
gora (plural gori, focus gora, plural focus goriya)
Related terms
Balinese
Romanization
gora
Basque
Etymology
From an earlier form goira (still in use in Biscayan), from goi (“up, high”) + -ra (allative suffix).[1]
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adverb
gora (comparative gorago, superlative goren, excessive goregi)
Interjection
gora
References
- ^ “goi” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading
- “gora”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “gora”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Cebuano
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: go‧ra
Noun
gora
Galician
Verb
gora
- inflection of gorar:
Hiligaynon
Etymology
Noun
gora
Italian
Etymology
Perhaps borrowed from Lombardic wer (“dam, weir”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gora f (plural gore)
Anagrams
Lower Sorbian
Noun
gora f inan
Declension
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
Verb
gora
- inflection of gorrat:
Nyishi
Etymology
Borrowed from Indo-Aryan. Compare Hindi घोड़ा (ghoṛā).
Noun
gora
References
- P. T. Abraham (2005) A Grammar of Nyishi Language[1], Delhi: Farsight Publishers and Distributors
Portuguese
Verb
gora
- inflection of gorar:
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gora, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *garā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH-. Cognate with Slovene gora.
Pronunciation
Noun
gòra f (Cyrillic spelling го̀ра)
- mountain
- (regional, Croatia) hill, highland
- (by extension, Croatia) forest, woods (forested hilly area)
Declension
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “gora” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *gora, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH-.
Pronunciation
Noun
góra f
- (geography) mountain
- (geography) forest, woods (forested hilly area)
- Šel je v goro po hlode. ― He went to the woods to get logs. (literally, “He went to the woods for logs.”)
- (regional) vineyard
- (colloquial) heap, pile, mountain (a large mass of something)
- cela gora smeti ― a whole heap of rubbish
Inflection
Feminine, a-stem | |||
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nom. sing. | gôra | ||
gen. sing. | gôre | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
gôra | gôri | gôre |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
gôre | gôr | gôr |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
gôri | gôrama | gôram |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
gôro | gôri | gôre |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
gôri | gôrah | gôrah |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
gôro | gôrama | gôrami |
Feminine, a-stem, long mixed accent | |||
---|---|---|---|
nom. sing. | gôra | ||
gen. sing. | goré | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
gôra | goré | goré |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
goré | gorá | gorá |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
gôri | goráma | goràm |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
goró | goré | goré |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
gôri | goràh | goràh |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
goró | goráma | gorámi |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “gora”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “gora”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɡoɾa/ [ˈɡo.ɾɐ]
- Rhymes: -oɾa
- Syllabification: go‧ra
Etymology 1
Noun
gora (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜇ)
Etymology 2
Possibly from Basque gora, through colloquial Spanish.
Verb
gora (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜇ)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “gora”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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