Lahore in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “Lahore” in Hindi is लाहौर, pronounced lāhaur . Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
The second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab; located on the Ravi river.
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.
* From Punjabi لوہار (lohār, “blacksmith”) / ਲੋਹਾਰ (lohār), ਲੁਹਾਰ (luhār).
* Corruption of Sanskrit रवावर (ravāvara), ultimately from इरावती (irāvatī, “the Ravi River”).
The earliar Urdu variants of the name include لہاور (lahāvar /lhavr/), لوہاوور (lūhāvor /lvhavvr/) and لہانور (luhanvar /lhanvr/), among others.
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* A legend claims it to be from Sanskrit लव (lava, “Lava”) + पुर (pura, “fortress; city”), literally “city of Lava”, from Ramayana, a Hindu epic.
* From Punjabi لوہار (lohār, “blacksmith”) / ਲੋਹਾਰ (lohār), ਲੁਹਾਰ (luhār).
* Corruption of Sanskrit रवावर (ravāvara), ultimately from इरावती (irāvatī, “the Ravi River”).
The earliar Urdu variants of the name include لہاور (lahāvar /lhavr/), لوہاوور (lūhāvor /lvhavvr/) and لہانور (luhanvar /lhanvr/), among others.
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