gaur

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An Asian species of wild bovine (Bos gaurus), of large size and an untamable disposition.

name

An ancient Bengali city presently divided between Bangladesh and India, named Lakhnauti in the 12th century C.E. and Jannatabad in the 16th century.

/ˈɡaʊ.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gaur.wav /ˈɡaʊ.əɹ/

gaur gaurs gour Gaud Gauda

Borrowed from Hindi गौर (gaur), from Sanskrit गौर (gaura). Attested in English since the early 19th century. Doublet of gayal.

Bos frontalis gaurus

Gaudiya

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