अबरी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ابرى (abrī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /əb.ɾiː/, [ɐb.ɾiː]

Adjective

अबरी • (abrī) (Urdu spelling ابرى)

1. clouded, variegated

Noun

अबरी • (abrī) f (Urdu spelling ابرى)

1. a mottled or marbled, glossy paper

   Synonym: अबरी-कागज़ (abrī-kāgaz) (less ambiguous)

2. a yellow-stone found in the Jaisalmer region (used in pietra dura)

   Synonym: जैसलमेरी (jaisalmerī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अबरी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अबरी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha