হাওর

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सागर (sāgara, “sea”). Doublet of সায়র (śaẏor).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [häo̯ɾ]

Noun

হাওর • (haōr) (genitive হাওরের (haōrer), locative হাওরে (haōre))

  1. (Vanga) a waterlogged expanse

Further reading
  • Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D.‎, volume 914, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers.
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