अबीर
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian عبیر ('abīr), from Arabic عَبِير (ʕabīr, “scent, perfume”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
अबीर • (abīr) m (Urdu spelling عَبیر)
- (uncountable) a colored powder especially used during the Holi festival; abir
- Synonym: गुलाल (gulāl)
Declension edit
Marathi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Marathi अबीर (a scented powder) from Classical Persian عبیر ('abīr), from Arabic عَبِير (ʕabīr, “scent, perfume”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
अबीर • (abīr) m
- (uncountable) a colored powder especially used during the Holi festival; abir
- Synonym: गुलाल (gulāl)
- अबीर गुलाल, उधळीत रंग ― abīr gulāl, udhḷīt raṅga