English
ghurry
Ghurry may come from Hindi घड़ी ‘clock, watch’.
- Hindic. 1500–presentघड़ीghaṛī‘clock, watch’uncertain
- Englishtodayghurry
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Hindic. 1500–presentघड़ीghaṛī‘clock, watch’uncertain
- Englishtodayghurry
Every English word from Hindi घड़ी
Today it means
noun A clepsydra or water clock, consisting of a floating cup with a small hole in it, adjusted so that it fills and sinks in a fixed time.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hindi घड़ी / ghurry