गौरैया

Hindi

Alternative forms

• गौरिया (gauriyā)

Etymology

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

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

Noun

गौरैया • (gauraiyā) f

1. sparrow (kind of small bird)

   Synonyms: गुंजिश्क (guñjiśk), चटक (caṭak), चिड़िया (ciṛiyā)

Declension

Declension of गौरैया (fem ā-stem)

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