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pulwar

pulwar noun: a keelless riverboat used in northeast India and Bangladesh, chiefly to carry cargo.

Noun

pulwar (plural pulwars)

  1. A keelless riverboat used in northeast India and Bangladesh, chiefly to carry cargo.
    • When at sail, the Halder budgerow always towed another, smaller boat in its wake, a pulwar […]2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin, published 2015, page 40

Forms of pulwar

pluralpulwars
alternative formpalwar
alternative formpolwar
alternative formpulwaar
alternative formpulwah

Origin of pulwar

From Hindi पलवार (palvār).

Questions about pulwar

What does pulwar mean?
Pulwar means a keelless riverboat used in northeast India and Bangladesh, chiefly to carry cargo.
What part of speech is pulwar?
Pulwar is a noun.
What is the plural of pulwar?
The plural of pulwar is pulwars.

Words near pulwar in the dictionary

  1. pulwaars
  2. pulwah
  3. pulwahs
  4. Pulwama
  5. Pulwama District
  6. pulwar
  7. pulwars
  8. pulza oil
  9. pum-pum
  10. pum-pum shorts
  11. pum-pums

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