धुवोर

Konkani

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀥𑀽𑀫 (dhūma) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀭- (-ra-), from Sanskrit धूम (dhūmá, “smoke”). Compare Marathi धूर (dhūr), Hindi धूआँ (dhūā̃).

Noun

धुवोर • (dhuvor) (Latin script dhuvor, Kannada script ಧುವೋರ)

1. smoke

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*dhūmara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 392