لاہور
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Kashmiri
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani لاہور (lāhor) / लाहौर (lāhaur) or Punjabi لہور / ਲਹੌਰ (lahaur).
Proper noun
لاہور • (lāhōr) m
References
Urdu
Etymology
Unknown or disputed. A legend claims to be inherited from Sanskrit लव (lava, “Lava”) + पुर (pura, “fortress; city”), literally “city of Lava”, from Ramayana, a Hindu epic.[1] Compare Punjabi لَہَوْر (lahaur).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /lɑː.ɦɔːɾ/
- (Punjabic Urdu) IPA(key): /lə.ɦoːɾ/
Audio (Pakistan): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔːɾ, -oːɾ
Proper noun
لاہَور • (lāhaur) m (Hindi spelling लाहौर)
- Lahore (The second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab; located on the Ravi river)
References
- ^ खोज में उपलब्ध हस्तलिखित हिंदी ग्रंथों का त्रयोदश त्रैवार्षिक विवरण , Kashi : Nagari Pracharini Sabha, 1926-1928 (published 1953), page 36 of 812: “ये लाहौर का दूसरा नाम लवपुर भी बताते हैं। ― He states that Lavapura is an alternative name of Lahaur.”