गौरव

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गौरव (gaurava, “cumbrousness, importance”) from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us, and thus related to गुरु (guru)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡɔː.ɾəʋ/

Noun

गौरव • (gaurav) m (Urdu spelling گورو‎)

  1. honour, glory
    आपने हमारा गौरव बढ़ाया। ― āpne hamārā gaurav baṛhāyā. ― You enhanced our glory.
    Synonym: प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā)

Derived terms

Proper noun

गौरव • (gaurav) m

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Gaurav

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “गौरव”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
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