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Bengali
Etymology
Inherited from Apabhramsa सायर (sāyara), from Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀬𑀭 (sāyara), 𑀲𑀸𑀕𑀭 (sāgara), from Sanskrit सागर (sāgara, “sea”). Doublet of সায়র (śaẏor).
Pronunciation
Noun
হাওর • (haōr) (genitive হাওরের (haōrer), locative হাওরে (haōre))
- (Vanga) a waterlogged expanse
Further reading
- Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D., volume 914, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers.