pulwar en · NOUN
Etymology
From Hindi पलवार (palvār).
Meanings
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A keelless riverboat used in northeast India and Bangladesh, chiefly to carry cargo.
When at sail, the Halder budgerow always towed another, smaller boat in its wake, a pulwar […]
2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin, published 2015, page 40:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pulwaar | alternative | lexicographic | |
| palwar | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pulwah | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pulwars | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| polwar | alternative | lexicographic |