পোখৰী

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Early Assamese

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Etymology

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From Magadhi Prakrit *𑀧𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀮 (*pokkhala), from Sanskrit পৌষ্কৰ (paüṣkara, lotus pool).

Noun

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পোখৰী (pökhorī)

  1. pond
    • 14th century, Nilachal inscription of Madhava :
      পোখৰীবাডী
      pökhorībaḍī
      Pokharibadi, name of a place
      (literally, “"pond-plantation" or "plantation near a pond"”)

Descendants

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  • Assamese: পুখুৰী (pukhuri)