घोर

See also: घर, घरं, घार, and घेर

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

ghora (Latin script)
𑀖𑁄𑀭 (Brahmi script)
ঘোর (Bengali script)
ඝොර (Sinhalese script)
ဃောရ or ꧠေႃရ (Burmese script)
โฆร or โฆระ (Thai script)
ᨥᩮᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
ໂຆຣ or ໂຆຣະ or ໂຄລະ (Lao script)
ឃោរ (Khmer script)
𑄊𑄮𑄢 (Chakma script)

Adjective

घोर

Devanagari script form of ghora (“frightful”)

Declension

Declension table of "घोर" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	घोरो (ghoro)	घोरा (ghorā)
Accusative (second)	घोरं (ghoraṃ)	घोरे (ghore)
Instrumental (third)	घोरेन (ghorena)	घोरेहि (ghorehi) or घोरेभि (ghorebhi)
Dative (fourth)	घोरस्स (ghorassa) or घोराय (ghorāya) or घोरत्थं (ghoratthaṃ)	घोरानं (ghorānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	घोरस्मा (ghorasmā) or घोरम्हा (ghoramhā) or घोरा (ghorā)	घोरेहि (ghorehi) or घोरेभि (ghorebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	घोरस्स (ghorassa)	घोरानं (ghorānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	घोरस्मिं (ghorasmiṃ) or घोरम्हि (ghoramhi) or घोरे (ghore)	घोरेसु (ghoresu)
Vocative (calling)	घोर (ghora)	घोरा (ghorā)

Declension table of "घोर" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	घोरं (ghoraṃ)	घोरानि (ghorāni)
Accusative (second)	घोरं (ghoraṃ)	घोरानि (ghorāni)
Instrumental (third)	घोरेन (ghorena)	घोरेहि (ghorehi) or घोरेभि (ghorebhi)
Dative (fourth)	घोरस्स (ghorassa) or घोराय (ghorāya) or घोरत्थं (ghoratthaṃ)	घोरानं (ghorānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	घोरस्मा (ghorasmā) or घोरम्हा (ghoramhā) or घोरा (ghorā)	घोरेहि (ghorehi) or घोरेभि (ghorebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	घोरस्स (ghorassa)	घोरानं (ghorānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	घोरस्मिं (ghorasmiṃ) or घोरम्हि (ghoramhi) or घोरे (ghore)	घोरेसु (ghoresu)
Vocative (calling)	घोर (ghora)	घोरानि (ghorāni)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

ঘোৰ (Assamese script)
ᬖᭀᬭ (Balinese script)
ঘোর (Bengali script)
𑰑𑰺𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀖𑁄𑀭 (Brahmi script)
ဃောရ (Burmese script)
ઘોર (Gujarati script)
ਘੋਰ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌘𑍋𑌰 (Grantha script)
ꦓꦺꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
𑂐𑂷𑂩 (Kaithi script)
ಘೋರ (Kannada script)
ឃោរ (Khmer script)
ໂຆຣ (Lao script)
ഘോര (Malayalam script)
ᢚᠣᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘑𑘻𑘨 (Modi script)
ᠺᠾᠣᠸᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑦱𑧜𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
𑐑𑑀𑐬 (Newa script)
ଘୋର (Odia script)
ꢕꣂꢬ (Saurashtra script)
𑆔𑆾𑆫 (Sharada script)
𑖑𑖺𑖨 (Siddham script)
ඝොර (Sinhalese script)
𑩟𑩕𑩼 (Soyombo script)
𑚍𑚴𑚤 (Takri script)
கே⁴ார (Tamil script)
ఘోర (Telugu script)
โฆร (Thai script)
གྷོ་ར (Tibetan script)
𑒒𑒼𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
𑨎𑨆𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *gʰawrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰawrás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰow-rós, from *gʰew- (“to be angry”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɐw.ɾɐ́/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɡʱoː.ɾɐ/

Adjective

घो॒र • (ghorá) stem

terrific, frightful, terrible, dreadful, violent, vehement
Synonyms: भयङ्कर (bhayaṅkara), उग्र (ugrá)
venerable, awful, sublime

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of घो॒र
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	घो॒रः (ghoráḥ)	घो॒रौ (ghoráu) घो॒रा¹ (ghorā́¹)	घो॒राः (ghorā́ḥ) घो॒रासः॑¹ (ghorā́saḥ¹)
accusative	घो॒रम् (ghorám)	घो॒रौ (ghoráu) घो॒रा¹ (ghorā́¹)	घो॒रान् (ghorā́n)
instrumental	घो॒रेण॑ (ghoréṇa)	घो॒राभ्या॑म् (ghorā́bhyām)	घो॒रैः (ghoráiḥ) घो॒रेभिः॑¹ (ghorébhiḥ¹)
dative	घो॒राय॑ (ghorā́ya)	घो॒राभ्या॑म् (ghorā́bhyām)	घो॒रेभ्यः॑ (ghorébhyaḥ)
ablative	घो॒रात् (ghorā́t)	घो॒राभ्या॑म् (ghorā́bhyām)	घो॒रेभ्यः॑ (ghorébhyaḥ)
genitive	घो॒रस्य॑ (ghorásya)	घो॒रयोः॑ (ghoráyoḥ)	घो॒राणा॑म् (ghorā́ṇām)
locative	घो॒रे (ghoré)	घो॒रयोः॑ (ghoráyoḥ)	घो॒रेषु॑ (ghoréṣu)
vocative	घोर॑ (ghóra)	घोरौ॑ (ghórau) घोरा॑¹ (ghórā¹)	घोराः॑ (ghórāḥ) घोरा॑सः¹ (ghórāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of घो॒रा
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	घो॒रा (ghorā́)	घो॒रे (ghoré)	घो॒राः (ghorā́ḥ)
accusative	घो॒राम् (ghorā́m)	घो॒रे (ghoré)	घो॒राः (ghorā́ḥ)
instrumental	घो॒रया॑ (ghoráyā) घो॒रा¹ (ghorā́¹)	घो॒राभ्या॑म् (ghorā́bhyām)	घो॒राभिः॑ (ghorā́bhiḥ)
dative	घो॒रायै॑ (ghorā́yai)	घो॒राभ्या॑म् (ghorā́bhyām)	घो॒राभ्यः॑ (ghorā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	घो॒रायाः॑ (ghorā́yāḥ) घो॒रायै॑² (ghorā́yai²)	घो॒राभ्या॑म् (ghorā́bhyām)	घो॒राभ्यः॑ (ghorā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	घो॒रायाः॑ (ghorā́yāḥ) घो॒रायै॑² (ghorā́yai²)	घो॒रयोः॑ (ghoráyoḥ)	घो॒राणा॑म् (ghorā́ṇām)
locative	घो॒राया॑म् (ghorā́yām)	घो॒रयोः॑ (ghoráyoḥ)	घो॒रासु॑ (ghorā́su)
vocative	घोरे॑ (ghóre)	घोरे॑ (ghóre)	घोराः॑ (ghórāḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of घो॒र
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	घो॒रम् (ghorám)	घो॒रे (ghoré)	घो॒राणि॑ (ghorā́ṇi) घो॒रा¹ (ghorā́¹)
accusative	घो॒रम् (ghorám)	घो॒रे (ghoré)	घो॒राणि॑ (ghorā́ṇi) घो॒रा¹ (ghorā́¹)
instrumental	घो॒रेण॑ (ghoréṇa)	घो॒राभ्या॑म् (ghorā́bhyām)	घो॒रैः (ghoráiḥ) घो॒रेभिः॑¹ (ghorébhiḥ¹)
dative	घो॒राय॑ (ghorā́ya)	घो॒राभ्या॑म् (ghorā́bhyām)	घो॒रेभ्यः॑ (ghorébhyaḥ)
ablative	घो॒रात् (ghorā́t)	घो॒राभ्या॑म् (ghorā́bhyām)	घो॒रेभ्यः॑ (ghorébhyaḥ)
genitive	घो॒रस्य॑ (ghorásya)	घो॒रयोः॑ (ghoráyoḥ)	घो॒राणा॑म् (ghorā́ṇām)
locative	घो॒रे (ghoré)	घो॒रयोः॑ (ghoráyoḥ)	घो॒रेषु॑ (ghoréṣu)
vocative	घोर॑ (ghóra)	घोरे॑ (ghóre)	घोरा॑णि (ghórāṇi) घोरा॑¹ (ghórā¹)

¹Vedic

Descendants

→ Old Javanese: ghora
- > Javanese: ꦒꦺꦴꦫ (gora) (inherited)

Noun

घो॒र • (ghorá) stem, m

"the terrible", Śiva
name of a cucurbitaceous plant
awfulness, horror
"horrible action", magic formulas or charms
a kind of mythical weapon
poison
saffron

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of घो॒र
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	घो॒रः (ghoráḥ)	घो॒रौ (ghoráu) घो॒रा¹ (ghorā́¹)	घो॒राः (ghorā́ḥ) घो॒रासः॑¹ (ghorā́saḥ¹)
accusative	घो॒रम् (ghorám)	घो॒रौ (ghoráu) घो॒रा¹ (ghorā́¹)	घो॒रान् (ghorā́n)
instrumental	घो॒रेण॑ (ghoréṇa)	घो॒राभ्या॑म् (ghorā́bhyām)	घो॒रैः (ghoráiḥ) घो॒रेभिः॑¹ (ghorébhiḥ¹)
dative	घो॒राय॑ (ghorā́ya)	घो॒राभ्या॑म् (ghorā́bhyām)	घो॒रेभ्यः॑ (ghorébhyaḥ)
ablative	घो॒रात् (ghorā́t)	घो॒राभ्या॑म् (ghorā́bhyām)	घो॒रेभ्यः॑ (ghorébhyaḥ)
genitive	घो॒रस्य॑ (ghorásya)	घो॒रयोः॑ (ghoráyoḥ)	घो॒राणा॑म् (ghorā́ṇām)
locative	घो॒रे (ghoré)	घो॒रयोः॑ (ghoráyoḥ)	घो॒रेषु॑ (ghoréṣu)
vocative	घोर॑ (ghóra)	घोरौ॑ (ghórau) घोरा॑¹ (ghórā¹)	घोराः॑ (ghórāḥ) घोरा॑सः¹ (ghórāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Descendants

→ Tamil: கோரம் (kōram)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “घोर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0379.
Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 517f