"chowry" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃaʊɹi/ Forms: chowries [plural], cauri [alternative], chauri [alternative], chowri [alternative], chowrie [alternative]
Rhymes: -aʊɹi Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi चौंरी (ca͠urī), from Sanskrit चमर (camara, “yak”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|hi|चौंरी}} Borrowed from Hindi चौंरी (ca͠urī), {{der|en|sa|चमर|t=yak}} Sanskrit चमर (camara, “yak”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} chowry (plural chowries)
  1. A flyflap or whisk originally made from the bushy tail of a yak. Derived forms: chowry-burdar
    Sense id: en-chowry-en-noun-dzULM9fy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃaʊɹi/ Forms: chowries [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊɹi Head templates: {{en-noun}} chowry (plural chowries)
  1. Alternative form of choultry. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: choultry
    Sense id: en-chowry-en-noun-6QsxTI2I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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