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 (, doer)). Cognate with Bengali মশারি (mośari), Odia ମସହରୀ (masahari), ମସାରୀ (masāri), 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