haor

See also: häör

English

Haor basin in the Sylhet Division and adjacent areas of Bangladesh.

Etymology

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).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːɒɹ/

Noun

haor (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.

Anagrams

• Haro, Hoar, Hora, ROAH, haro, hoar, hora, oh ar

Irish

Verb

haor

1. h-prothesized form of aor

Noun

haor

1. h-prothesized form of aor