गौरी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गौरी (gaurī).

Pronunciation

Noun

गौरी • (gaurīf

  1. fair, brilliant

Proper noun

गौरी • (gaurīf

  1. (Hinduism) epiteth of Goddess Parvati
  2. a male given name, Gauri, from Sanskrit

References

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Feminine of गौर (gaura).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

गौरी • (gaurī) stemf

  1. (Hinduism) a name of Parvati

Noun

गौ॒री • (gaurī́) stemf

  1. a female Gaur
    • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.84.10:
      स्वा॒दोर् इ॒त्था वि॑षू॒वतो॒ मध्वः॑ पिबन्ति गौ॒र्यः॑
      svādór itthā́ viṣūváto mádhvaḥ pibanti gauryàḥ.
      The juice of Soma [is] thus diffused, sweet to the taste, [which] the Gaur-cows drink.

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of गौ॒री
singular dual plural
nominative गौ॒री (gaurī́) गौ॒र्यौ॑ (gauryàu)
गौ॒री¹ (gaurī́¹)
गौ॒र्यः॑ (gauryàḥ)
गौ॒रीः¹ (gaurī́ḥ¹)
accusative गौ॒रीम् (gaurī́m) गौ॒र्यौ॑ (gauryàu)
गौ॒री¹ (gaurī́¹)
गौ॒रीः (gaurī́ḥ)
instrumental गौ॒र्या (gauryā́) गौ॒रीभ्या॑म् (gaurī́bhyām) गौ॒रीभिः॑ (gaurī́bhiḥ)
dative गौ॒र्यै (gauryái) गौ॒रीभ्या॑म् (gaurī́bhyām) गौ॒रीभ्यः॑ (gaurī́bhyaḥ)
ablative गौ॒र्याः (gauryā́ḥ)
गौ॒र्यै² (gauryái²)
गौ॒रीभ्या॑म् (gaurī́bhyām) गौ॒रीभ्यः॑ (gaurī́bhyaḥ)
genitive गौ॒र्याः (gauryā́ḥ)
गौ॒र्यै² (gauryái²)
गौ॒र्योः (gauryóḥ) गौ॒रीणा॑म् (gaurī́ṇām)
locative गौ॒र्याम् (gauryā́m) गौ॒र्योः (gauryóḥ) गौ॒रीषु॑ (gaurī́ṣu)
vocative गौरि॑ (gáuri) गौर्यौ॑ (gáuryau)
गौरी॑¹ (gáurī¹)
गौर्यः॑ (gáuryaḥ)
गौरीः॑¹ (gáurīḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

  • Bengali: গৌরী (gōuri)
  • Gujarati: ગૌરી (gaurī)
  • Hindi: गौरी (gaurī)
  • Kannada: ಗೌರಿ (gauri)
  • Malayalam: ഗൗരി (gauri)
  • Marathi: गौरी (gaurī)
  • Tamil: கௌரி (kauri)
  • Telugu: గౌరీ (gaurī)