guar

See also: Guar.

English

Etymology

From Hindi ग्वार (gvār), from Sanskrit गोपाली (gopālī, kind of cucumber), shortened from गोपालकर्कटी (gopālakarkaṭī, cowherder's cucumber), from गोपाल (gopāla, cowherd) + कर्कटी (karkaṭī, cucumber) (see Latin cucumis and cucurbita).

Noun

guar (plural guars)

  1. An annual legume (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba), used as a food for cattle and humans.

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Charrua

Noun

guar

  1. hand

References

  • El último charrúa: de Salsipuedes a la actualidad (1996)
  • Idioma español y habla criolla: Charrúas y vilelas (1968)
  • Čestmír Loukotka, ‎Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 62

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwar/ [ˈɡwar]

Noun

guar (Jawi spelling ݢوار, plural guar-guar)

  1. mound, hillock
    Synonym: anak bukit

Descendants

  • Southern Thai: ควน

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi ग्वार (gvār), from Sanskrit गोपाली (gopālī, kind of cucumber), shortened from गोपालकर्कटी (gopālakarkaṭī, cowherder's cucumber), from गोपाल (gopāla, cowherd) + कर्कटी (karkaṭī, cucumber) (see Latin cucumis and cucurbita).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwaɾ/ [ˈɡwaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: guar

Noun

guar m (plural guares)

  1. guar
  • goma guar

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