হাওর

Bengali

Alternative forms

• হাওড় (haōṛ)
• আওর (aōr)

Etymology

Inherited from Apabhramsa सायर (sāyara), from Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀬𑀭 (sāyara), 𑀲𑀸𑀕𑀭 (sāgara), 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.‎^[1], volume 914, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers.