Old Awadhi

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Sanskrit दर (dara).

    Noun

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    𑂠𑂩 (dara) (Devanagari दर)

    1. shankha, conch
      • c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Rāmacaritamānasa :
        𑂮𑂩𑂠 𑂧𑂨𑂁𑂍 𑂥𑂠𑂢 𑂓𑂥𑂱 𑂮𑂲𑂁𑂫𑂰 𑃀
        𑂒𑂰𑂩𑂳 𑂍𑂣𑂷𑂪 𑂒𑂱𑂥𑂳𑂍 𑂠𑂩 𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰 𑃁
        sarada mayaṃka badana chabi sīṃvā .
        cāru kapola cibuka dara grīvā .
        The moon of the Sharad Purnima is the outline of the image of his face,
        Beautiful are his cheek and chin, and his neck is like the shankha.