गौर mfn. (
-रः-रा-री-रं)
1. White.
2. Yellow.
3. Pale red: (or it may be used as a noun substantive mas. to imply either of these colours.) 4. Clean, cleansed, pure.
m. (
-रः)
1. white mustard.
2. The moon. 3. A tree, (Grislea tomentosa:) see
धवः4. A name of CHAITANA.
n. [Page249-b+ 60] (
-रं)
1. The filament of a lotus.
2. Gold.
3. Saffron
f. (
-रा-री)
1. A. name of the goddess PARVATI. (
-री)
2. A young girl, eight years old.
3. Any young girl prior to menstruation, a maid, a virgin.
4. The name of a river.
5. The wife of the deity VARUNA.
6. The earth.
7. Turmeric.
8. A yellow dye called Gorochana.
9. A plant: see
रोचनी.
10. A plant bearing a fragrant seed: see
प्रियङ्गु.
11. One of the female energies or Saktis of the Bauddhas.
12. A white kind of Durva or bent grass.
13. Arabian jasmin.
14. Sacred basil or Tulasi.
15. One of the Raginis.
E. गुड to sound. and
रन् Unadi affix, the deriv. is irregular; also
गुरी to endeavour,
धञ् affix, and derivative irr.; upon whom or what the mind exerts itself; again,
गौर white, pure, &c. affix
ङीष्, that which is white or brilliant, &c. which applies to the virgin, &c.
ROOTS:
गुड रन् गुरी धञ् गौर ङीष्