अबीर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَبِير‎ (ʿabīr, “scent, perfume”), itself from the vb. عَبَرَ‎ (ʿabara, “to pass, to traverse”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ə.biːɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iːɾ

Noun

अबीर • (abīr) m

  1. (uncountable) abir, a colored powder especially used during the Holi festival.
    Synonym: गुलाल (gulāl)

Descendants
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