अबीर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَبِير (ʕabīr, “scent, perfume”), itself from the vb. عَبَرَ (ʕabara, “to pass, to traverse”)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.biːɾ/, [ɐ.biːɾ]
• Rhymes: -iːɾ

Noun

अबीर • (abīr) m (Urdu spelling عبیر)

1. (uncountable) abir, a colored powder especially used during the Holi festival.

   Synonym: गुलाल (gulāl)

Descendants

• → English: abir