Lahore
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Urdu لاہَور (lāhaur), further etymology is disputed. There are multiple interpretations of this name's origin:
- A legend claims it to be from Sanskrit लव (lava, “Lava”) + पुर (pura, “fortress; city”), literally “city of Lava”, from Ramayana, a Hindu epic.[1]
- From Punjabi ਲੋਹਾਰ, ਲੁਹਾਰ / لوہار (lohār, luhār, “blacksmith”).[2]
- Corruption of Sanskrit रवावर (ravāvara), ultimately from इरावती (irāvatī, “the Ravi River”).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ləˈhɔːr/
Proper noun
Lahore
Translations
Lahore
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References
- खोज में उपलब्ध हस्तलिखित हिंदी ग्रंथों का त्रयोदश त्रैवार्षिक विवरण [सन् १९२६ - १९२८ ई॰], 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.”
- Journal of Asian Civilisations, Taxila Institute of Asian Civilisations, 2001
- Journal of Central Asia, Centre for the Study of the Civilizations of Central Asia, Quaid-i-Azam University, 1978
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /la.ɔʁ/
Derived terms
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