Assamese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀸𑀳𑀸𑀟 (*pāhāḍa, mountain). Cognate with Sylheti ꠙꠣꠀꠠ (faaṛ), Bengali পাহাড় (pahaṛ), Nepali पहाड (pahāḍ), Hindustani language پہاڑ / पहाड़ (pahāṛ, mountain), Punjabi ਪਹਾੜ (pahāṛ), Gujarati પહાડ (pahāḍ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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পাহাৰ (pahar)

  1. hill
  2. mountain
    Synonym: পৰ্বত (porbot)

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