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bilauri.

drinking glass, tumbler

7 characters3 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. drinking glass, tumbler

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Dravidian *weḷ Proto-Dravidian *ūr Proto-Dravidian *weḷ-ūr Pali -iya Pali veḷuriyabor. Middle Persian bylwl (/⁠*bēlūr⁠/) Classical Persian بِلّور (billōr)bor. Arabic بِلَّوْر (billawr)bor. Swahili bilauri Borrowed from Arabic بِلَّوْر (billawr), borrowed from Classical Persian بِلّور (billōr), from Middle Persian bylwl (/⁠*bēlūr⁠/), borrowed from Pali veḷuriya, from Proto-Dravidian *weḷ-ūr (name of a city) + Pali -iya.

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