The story
- Sanskrit · derived fromचमर“yak”
- Hindi · borrowed fromचौंरी
- English todaychowry
Borrowed from Hindi चौंरी (ca͠urī), from Sanskrit चमर (camara, “yak”).
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
chowry
Today it means: A flyflap or whisk originally made from the bushy tail of a yak. Full definition →
Hindi चौंरी ← Sanskrit चमर