गौरैया

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गौरैया

/ɡɔː.ɾə̯i.jɑː/ Hindi, Standard
[ɡɔː.ɾɐ̯i.jäː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

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.

noun gauraiyā · गौरैया · गौरैयाएँ · गौरैयाओं

feminine sparrow (kind of small bird)
Similar: गुंजिश्क, चटक, चिड़िया

In English

sparrow bird of the family Passeridae
house sparrow Passer domesticus

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MLA

"गौरैया." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

गौरैया. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE

Chicago

"गौरैया." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {गौरैया},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}