मसहरी

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit मशकहरी (maśakaharī, literally mosquito remover), from मशक (maśaka, mosquito) +‎ हरी (harī, remover, from हर (hara, removing) +‎ -ई (, doer)). Cognate with Bengali মশারি (mośari), Assamese মহৰি (mohori), Odia ମସହରୀ (masahari), ମସାରୀ (masāri), Sindhi مَهَآرِي (mahārī).

Noun

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मसहरी (masahrīf

  1. a veil or curtain which can be hung over and around a bed to keep mosquitoes out; a mosquito-net
    Synonym: मच्छरदानी (macchardānī)

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