पाखरू

From Old Marathi पाखिरूं (pākhirūṃ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pakṣirūpa. Compare Gujarati પંખેરું (paṅkherũ), Hindi पखेरू (pakherū).

पाखरू • (pākhrū) n

1. bird

• फुलपाखरू (phulpākhrū, “butterfly”)

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