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abir

US/əˈbɪɹ/

abir noun: an aromatic red powder that is used during the Holi festival.

Noun

abir (uncountable)

  1. (India) An aromatic red powder that is used during the Holi festival.
    Synonyms:
    gulal

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Abir

Abir

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of Abeer.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Abir

Abir

  1. A male given name from Bengali.

Synonyms of abir

Forms of abir

alternative formabeer
alternative formabhir

Origin of abir

Borrowed from Hindi अबीर (abīr).

Transliteration of Bengali আবির (abir).

Questions about abir

What does abir mean?
Abir means an aromatic red powder that is used during the Holi festival.
What part of speech is abir?
Abir can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce abir?
Abir is pronounced /əˈbɪɹ/ (US).

Words near abir in the dictionary

  1. abiotrophy
  2. Abipones
  3. Abipón
  4. Abiquiu
  5. Abiquiú
  6. abir
  7. abiraterone
  8. abiratirone
  9. abirritant
  10. abirritants
  11. abirritate

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