chowry

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaʊɹi/
  • Rhymes: -aʊɹi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi चौंरी (ca͠urī), from Sanskrit चमर (camara, “yak”).

Alternative forms

Noun

chowry (plural chowries)

  1. A flyflap or whisk originally made from the bushy tail of a yak.
Derived terms

References

Etymology 2

Noun

chowry (plural chowries)

  1. Alternative form of choultry.
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