गौरैया

Hindi edit

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गौरैया

Alternative forms edit

गौरिया (gauriyā)

Etymology edit

From गौरा (gaurā, “male sparrow”), ultimately unknown. No similar terms are found in other Indo-Aryan languages. This term itself is assigned to Eastern Hindi in some dictionaries.

Pronunciation edit

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡɔː.ɾə̯i.jɑː/, [ɡɔː.ɾɐ̯i.jäː]

Noun edit

गौरैया • (gauraiyā) f

sparrow (kind of small bird)
Synonyms: गुंजिश्क (guñjiśk), चटक (caṭak), चिड़िया (ciṛiyā)

Declension edit

Declension of गौरैया (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गौरैया gauraiyā	गौरैयाएँ gauraiyāẽ
oblique	गौरैया gauraiyā	गौरैयाओं gauraiyāõ
vocative	गौरैया gauraiyā	गौरैयाओ gauraiyāo