Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit मशकहरी (maśakaharī, literally mosquito remover), from मशक (maśaka, mosquito) +‎ हरी (harī, remover, from हर (hara, removing) +‎ -ई (, doer)). Cognate with Bengali মশারি (mośari), Assamese মহৰি (mohori), Odia ମସହରୀ (môsôhôri), ମସାରୀ (môsari), Sindhi مَهَآرِي (mahārī).

Noun edit

मसहरी (masahrīf

  1. a veil or curtain which can be hung over and around a bed to keep mosquitoes out; a mosquito-net
    Synonym: मच्छरदानी (macchardānī)

Declension edit