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haor.

A marshy wetland ecosystem in the northeastern part of Bangladesh, mainly in the Sylhet Division, physically a bowl- or saucer-shaped depression that forms large water bodies during the monsoon floods.

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noun/ˈhɑːɒɹ/
  1. A marshy wetland ecosystem in the northeastern part of Bangladesh, mainly in the Sylhet Division, physically a bowl- or saucer-shaped depression that forms large water bodies during the monsoon floods.

Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Sanskrit सागर (sāgara, “ocean”), through Prakrit Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀬𑀭 (sāyara) and Apabhraṃśa forms. A regional Eastern Indo-Aryan term. Compare Assamese হাৱৰ (hawor), Bengali হাওর (haōr), and Sylheti ꠀꠅꠞ (aor).

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