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gaur¹
- /ˈɡaʊ.ə/ UK
- /ˈɡaʊ.əɹ/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hindi गौर (gaur), from Sanskrit गौर (gaura). Attested in English since the early 19th century. Doublet of gayal.
noun gaurs · gaur · gour
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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.
Similar: Bos frontalis gaurus
Gaur²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Bengali গৌড় (gōuṛ).
proper noun Gaud · Gauda · Gour · Caor · Gouro · Gowre
- An ancient Bengali city presently divided between Bangladesh and India, named Lakhnauti in the 12th century C.E. and Jannatabad in the 16th century.
Translations
Talk about this word "gaur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gaur. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gaur. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gaur "gaur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gaur.Cite this
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title = {gaur},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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