Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gaur

/ˈɡaʊ.əɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: gaur
IPA: /ˈɡaʊ.əɹ/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Example Sentences

"[…] I am sure that the American bison is the grandest of them all. His only rivals for the kingship are the Indian bison, or gaur (Bos gaurus), of Southern India, and the aurochs, or European bison, both of which really surpass him in height, if not in actual balk also."
"Of the other ruminants the ox, buffalo, yak, goat, sheep and a few others are domestic animals, while the bison and the gaur, or so-called Indian bison, and a large number of wild goats and sheep have been neglected."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: गौर

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡaʊ.əɹ/
British English: /ˈɡaʊ.ə/

Inflected Forms

gaurs (plural) gour (alternative, dated) Gaud (alternative) Gauda (alternative) Gour (alternative) Caor (alternative, obsolete) Gouro (alternative, obsolete) Gowre (alternative, obsolete)

Frequently Paired Words

Gaudiya

Synonyms

Bos frontalis gaurus bibos gaurus

Questions

How do you pronounce gaur?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡaʊ.əɹ/.
What does gaur mean?: An Asian species of wild bovine (Bos gaurus), of large size and an untamable disposition.
Where does gaur come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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