মহৰি

Assamese

Alternative forms

  • মৰ্হি (morhi), Kamrupi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मशकहरी (maśakaharī, literally “mosquito remover”), from मशक (maśaka, “mosquito”) +‎ हरी (harī, “remover”, from हर (hara, “removing”) +‎ -ई (-ī, “doer”)). Cognate with Bengali মশারি (mośari), Odia ମସହରୀ (môsôhôri), ମସାରୀ (môsari), Sindhi مَهَآرِي (mahārī), Hindi मसहरी (masahrī).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔ.ɦɔ.ɹi/

Noun

মহৰি • (mohori)

  1. a veil or curtain which can be hung over and around a bed to keep mosquitoes out; a mosquito-net
    Synonym: আঁঠুৱা (ãthua)

Declension

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