Etymology

nahor

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Today it means: Mesua ferrea (Ceylon ironwood). Full definition →

as নাহৰ ← Sanskrit नागकेसर
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nahor · noun1

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromनागकेसर
  2. as · borrowed fromনাহৰ
  3. English todaynahor

Borrowed from Assamese নাহৰ (nahor), ultimately from Sanskrit नागकेसर (nāgakesara).

Nahor · proper noun2

  1. Biblical Hebrew · borrowed from[Term?]
  2. English todayNahor

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew [Term?]; the name of the grandfather and brother of Abraham; meaning snorer or snoring in Hebrew.

Words from the same roots

Sanskritनागकेसर all →

nagkesar

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