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chowry en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

/ˈt͡ʃaʊɹi/

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi चौंरी (ca͠urī), from Sanskrit चमर (camara, “yak”).

Meanings

A flyflap or whisk originally made from the bushy tail of a yak.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
chowrie		alternative	lexicographic
chowries	Number=Plur		lexicographic
cauri		alternative	lexicographic
chauri		alternative	lexicographic
chowri		alternative	lexicographic

Deriveds

chowry en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

/ˈt͡ʃaʊɹi/

Meanings

(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of choultry.
alt of choultry

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
chowries	Number=Plur		lexicographic