گَمبورى

Khowar

Etymology

From Sanskrit गन्धपूरिका (gandhapūrikā), from गन्ध (gandha, “scent, fragrance”) +‎ पूर (pūra, “full”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). Cognate with Kalasha gambúri.

Noun

گَمبورى (gambúri)

1. flower
2. (taboo, pathology) pox

Descendants

• → Phalura: ghambúri

References

• Elena Bashir, Maula Nigah, Rahmat Karim Baig (2005) “گَمبورى”, in A digital Khowar-English dictionary with audio, Chicago: South Asia Language and Area Center, University of Chicago.