भोर

Hindi

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bhora (“dawn”). Compare Punjabi ਭੋਰ (bhor), Gujarati ભોર (bhor), Oriya ଭୋର (bhorô). Probably related to भोलानाथ (bholānāth, “Lord Shiva as husband of Ushas, goddess of dawn”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʱoːɾ/

Noun

भोर • (bhor) m

  1. dawn, sunrise
    भोर हो गया है ― bhor ho gayā hai ― the sun has rise; it is dawn
    Synonyms: सुबह (subah), प्रातःकाल (prātaḥkāl)

Declension

Declension of भोर
Singular Plural
Direct भोर (bhor) भोर (bhor)
Oblique भोर (bhor) भोरों (bhorõ)
Vocative भोर (bhor) भोरो (bhoro)

References

  • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “भोर”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bhōrā (9634)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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