لاہور

لاہور

Kashmiri

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani لاہور‎ / लाहौर (lāhaur) or Punjabi لہور‎ / ਲਹੌਰ (lahaur).

Proper noun

لاہور • (lāhōr) m

1. Alternative spelling of لوہوٗر‎ (lōhūr, “Lahore”)

References

• IndoWordNet Navigation - Lahore

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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/
• (Punjab) IPA^(key): /lə.ɦoːɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɔːɾ, -oːɾ

Proper noun

لاہَور • (lāhaur) m (Hindi spelling लाहौर)

1. Lahore (a city, the provincial capital of Punjab, Pakistan)

References

1. खोज में उपलब्ध हस्तलिखित हिंदी ग्रंथों का त्रयोदश त्रैवार्षिक विवरण [सन् १९२६ - १९२८ ई॰]‎ (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: 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.]”