अबीर
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عَبِير (ʿabīr, “scent, perfume”), itself from the vb. عَبَرَ (ʿabara, “to pass, to traverse”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ə.biːɾ/
- Rhymes: -iːɾ
Noun
अबीर • (abīr) m
- (uncountable) abir, a colored powder especially used during the Holi festival.
- Synonym: गुलाल (gulāl)
Descendants
- → English: abir