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ghurry

ghurry 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. Also the alternative form of gurry.

Noun

ghurry (plural ghurries)

  1. (India, obsolete) 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.
  2. (India, obsolete) The gong by which the time so indicated is struck.
  3. (India, broadly, obsolete) A clock or watch.
  4. (India, obsolete) An hour, or some indefinite period of time.

Also used as

ghurry is also the alternative form of gurry.

Forms of ghurry

pluralghurries

Origin of ghurry

Borrowed from Hindi घड़ी (ghaṛī) or Urdu گھڑی (ghaṛī).

Questions about ghurry

What does ghurry mean?
Ghurry means 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.
What part of speech is ghurry?
Ghurry is a noun.
What is the plural of ghurry?
The plural of ghurry is ghurries.

Words near ghurry in the dictionary

  1. ghurra
  2. ghurras
  3. ghurree
  4. ghurrees
  5. ghurries
  6. ghurry
  7. ghurush
  8. ghurushes
  9. ghusl
  10. ghusls
  11. ghut

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