Definitions and meaning of gora
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
- Argo, Garo, Goar, Rago, agro, agro-, goar
Baatonum
Pronunciation
Noun
gora (plural gori, focus gora, plural focus goriya)
- brown horse; ginger horse
Related terms
Balinese
Romanization
gora
- Romanization of ᬕᭀᬭ
- Romanization of ᬖᭀᬭ
Basque
Etymology
From an earlier form goira (still in use in Biscayan), from goi (“up, high”) + -ra (allative suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡoɾa/, [ɡo̞.ɾa]
Adverb
gora (comparative gorago, superlative goren, excessive goregi)
- up
Interjection
gora
- long live
References
Further reading
- "gora" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “gora” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish gorra.
Pronunciation
Noun
gora
- a baseball cap
Galician
Verb
gora
- inflection of gorar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Hiligaynon
Etymology
From Spanish gorra.
Noun
gora
- bonnet, cap
Italian
Etymology
Perhaps borrowed from Lombardic wer (“dam, weir”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɔ.ra/
- Rhymes: -ɔra
- Hyphenation: gò‧ra
Noun
gora f (plural gore)
- canal (for irrigation)
- mill race
Anagrams
- Argo, agro, agro-, argo, roga
Lower Sorbian
Noun
gora f inan
- Superseded spelling of góra.
Declension
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkora/
Verb
gora
- inflection of gorrat:
- present indicative connegative
- second-person singular imperative
- imperative connegative
Nyishi
Etymology
Borrowed from Indo-Aryan. Compare Hindi घोड़ा (ghoṛā).
Noun
gora
- horse
References
- P. T. Abraham (2005) A Grammar of Nyishi Language[1], Delhi: Farsight Publishers and Distributors
Portuguese
Verb
gora
- inflection of gorar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gora, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *garā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH-. Cognate with Slovene gora.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡǒra/
- Hyphenation: go‧ra
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
- IPA(key): /ɡɔ̀ːra/
- Hyphenation: go‧ra
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
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
- IPA(key): /ˈɡoɾa/, [ˈɡo.ɾɐ]
- Hyphenation: go‧ra
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish gorra.
Noun
gora (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜇ)
- (dated) cap
- Synonyms: sombrero, sumbalilo, syorpit
- (dated) bonnet
- Synonym: bonete
Etymology 2
Possibly from Basque gora, through colloquial Spanish.
Verb
gora (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜇ)
- (slang) to go (to a certain place or person)
- Synonyms: pumunta, magpunta
Derived terms
Further reading
- “gora”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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