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Odia
Etymology
Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀖𑀭 (ghara), metathesized from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳 (*garha), from Sanskrit गृह (gṛha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥dʰ-ó-s (“enclosure”), from *gʰerdʰ- (“to enclose”).
Cognate with Assamese ঘৰ (ghor), Bengali ঘর (ghor) and Hindi घर (ghar).
Pronunciation
Noun
ଘର (ghara)
- house, home
- shelter
- family
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