haor

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/ˈhɑːɒɹ/

noun

A marshy wetland ecosystem in the northeastern part of Bangladesh, mainly in the Sylhet Division, physically a bowl- or saucer-shaped depression that forms large water bodies during the monsoon floods.

OriginSanskrit सागर ← Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀬𑀭 →
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Meanings

nounhaor (plural haors)

plural haors

  1. A marshy wetland ecosystem in the northeastern part of Bangladesh, mainly in the Sylhet Division, physically a bowl- or saucer-shaped depression that forms large water bodies during the monsoon floods.

Origin

  1. Prakrit𑀲𑀸𑀬𑀭
  2. Sanskritसागर“ocean”
  3. Englishhaor

Ultimately from Sanskrit सागर (sāgara, “ocean”), through Prakrit Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀬𑀭 (sāyara) and Apabhraṃśa forms. A regional Eastern Indo-Aryan term. Compare Assamese হাৱৰ (hawor), Bengali হাওর (haōr), and Sylheti ꠀꠅꠞ (aor).

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APA

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Chicago

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