abir
noun
əˈbi(ə)r
plural -s
India
: a perfumed red powder used at the Holi festival
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Hindi abīr (Urdu ʽabīr) "mixture of perfumes compounded with saffron," borrowed from Persian ʽabīr "perfume mixture," borrowed from Arabic, "fragrance, perfume"
First Known Use
1799, in the meaning defined above
- bounciness
- bouncinesses
- bouncing
- bouncing (back)
- bouncing around
- bouncing back
- bouncing bet
- bouncing into
- bouncing off
- bouncing putty
- bouncing-pin indicator
- bouncingly
- bouncy
- bouncy castle
- bouncy house
- bouncy houses
- bound
- bound and determined
- bound and gagged
- bound bailiff
- bound charge
- bound off
- bound over
- bound to say
- bound up