gaur
/ˈɡaʊ.ə/US/ˈɡaʊ.əɹ/
gaur noun: an Asian species of wild bovine (Bos gaurus), of large size and an untamable disposition.
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Noun
gaur (plural gaurs or gaur)
- An Asian species of wild bovine (Bos gaurus), of large size and an untamable disposition.
- […] 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.1889, William T. Hornaday, The Extermination of the American Bison
- 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.1914, Edward Hamilton Aitken, Concerning Animals and Other Matters
- Synonyms:
- Bos frontalis gaurus
Proper noun capitalized: Gaur
Gaur
- An ancient Bengali city presently divided between Bangladesh and India, named Lakhnauti in the 12th century C.E. and Jannatabad in the 16th century.
gaur meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
gaur in Hindi
- Bos gaurus
- गौर gaur
gaur in Tamil
- காட்டெருது, கௌதமி
gaur in Urdu
- gaur
- گور gaur
gaur in Malayalam
- gaur
- കാട്ടുപോത്ത് kāṭṭupōttŭ, കാട്ടി kāṭṭi
More languagesFewer languages
- gaur in Sanskrit
- गौर gaura
- gaur in Assamese
- মেঠোন methün, বন-গৰু bon-goru
- gaur in Arabic
- غَوْر ḡawr
- gaur in Indonesian
- seladang
- gaur in Thai
- กระทิง grà-ting
- gaur in Vietnamese
- bò tót
- gaur in Myanmar
- ပြောင် praung
Synonyms of gaur
- Bos frontalis gaurus
Forms of gaur
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | gaurs |
| plural | gaur |
| alternative form (dated) | gour |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Gaud |
| alternative form | Gauda |
| alternative form | Gour |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Caor |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Gouro |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Gowre |
Origin of gaur
Borrowed from Hindi गौर (gaur), from Sanskrit गौर (gaura). Attested in English since the early 19th century. Doublet of gayal.
Borrowed from Bengali গৌড় (gōuṛ).
Questions about gaur
- What does gaur mean?
- Gaur means an Asian species of wild bovine (Bos gaurus), of large size and an untamable disposition.
- What is gaur in Hindi?
- Gaur in Hindi is गौर (gaur). See Gaur meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gaur?
- Gaur can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce gaur?
- Gaur is pronounced /ˈɡaʊ.ə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of gaur?
- The plural of gaur is gaurs.
Words near gaur in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: gaur (page history and authors); Gaur (page history and authors); gaur (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); گور (Urdu) (page history and authors); കാട്ടി (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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