Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haor

/ˈhɑːɒɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: haor
IPA: /ˈhɑːɒɹ/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

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).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: सागर, 𑀲𑀸𑀬𑀭

Inflected Forms

haors (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce haor?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɑːɒɹ/.
What does haor mean?: 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.
Where does haor come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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