পোখৰী

Early Assamese

Etymology

From Magadhi Prakrit *𑀧𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀮 (*pokkhala), from Sanskrit পৌষ্কৰ (paüṣkara, “lotus pool”).

Noun

পোখৰী (pökhorī)

1. pond
   • 14th century, Nilachal inscription of Madhava :

     পোখৰীবাডী

     pökhorībaḍī

     Pokharibadi, name of a place

     (literally, “"pond-plantation" or "plantation near a pond"”)

Descendants

• Assamese: পুখুৰী (pukhuri)