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badgir

badgir noun: a windcatcher.

Noun

badgir (plural badgirs)

  1. (India, historical) A windcatcher.

Forms of badgir

pluralbadgirs
alternative formbadgeer

Origin of badgir

From Persian بادگیر.

Questions about badgir

What does badgir mean?
Badgir means a windcatcher.
What part of speech is badgir?
Badgir is a noun.
What is the plural of badgir?
The plural of badgir is badgirs.

Words near badgir in the dictionary

  1. Badghis
  2. badging
  3. badging in
  4. badging out
  5. badging up
  6. badgir
  7. badgirs
  8. Badgley
  9. Badgleys
  10. Badham
  11. badhan

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