হাওর
Bengali
Alternative forms
- হাওড় (haoṛ)
- আওর (aor) – Vaṅga
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit सागर (sāgara, “sea”). First attested 17th c. as Middle Bengali হাওর (hāora). Doublet of সায়র (sayôrô).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [häo̯ɾ]
Noun
হাওর • (haor) (genitive হাওরের, locative হাওরে)
- (Vanga) a waterlogged expanse
Further reading
- Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D., volume 914, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers.