गेरू

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑁂𑀭𑀼𑀅 (gerua), from Sanskrit गैरिक (gairika).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡeː.ɾuː/

Noun

गेरू • (gerū) m or f (Urdu spelling گیرو)

1. ochre (a natural soil pigment; a colour); red ochre, raddle

   मेरा मकान गेरू-रंग वाला है।

   merā makān gerū-raṅg vālā hai.

   My house is the ochre-coloured one.

2. (regional) red clay soil

Declension

Declension of गेरू (masc ū-stem // fem ū-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गेरू gerū	गेरू, गेरुएँ gerū, geruẽ
oblique	गेरू gerū	गेरुओं geruõ
vocative	गेरू gerū	गेरुओ geruo

Derived terms

• गेरुआ (geruā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गेरू”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press