ghurry

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi घड़ी (ghaṛī) or Urdu گھڑی (ghaṛī)

Noun

ghurry (plural ghurries) (India, obsolete)

1. A clepsydra or water clock, consisting of a floating cup with a small hole in it, adjusted so that it fills and sinks in a fixed time.
2. The gong by which the time so indicated is struck.
3. (by extension) A clock or watch.
4. (Anglo-Indian) An hour, or some indefinite period of time.

References

• Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “ghurry”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].

Etymology 2

Noun

ghurry (plural ghurries)

1. (historical, India) Alternative form of gurry (“a small fort”)