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English

Etymology

From Hindi ग्वार (gvār), from Sanskrit गोपाली (gopālī, “kind of cucumber”), shortened from गोपालकर्कटी (gopālakarkaṭī, “cowherder's cucumber”), from गोपाल (gopāla, “cowherd”) + कर्कटी (karkaṭī, “cucumber”) (see Latin cucumis and cucurbita).

Noun

guar (plural guars)

  1. An annual legume (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba), used as a food for cattle and humans.

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Charrua

Noun

guar

  1. hand

References

  • El último charrúa: de Salsipuedes a la actualidad (1996)
  • Idioma español y habla criolla: Charrúas y vilelas (1968)
  • Čestmír Loukotka, ‎Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 62

Malay

Pronunciation

Noun

guar (Jawi spelling ݢوار, plural guar-guar or guar2)

  1. mound, hillock
    Synonym: anak bukit

Descendants

  • → Southern Thai: ควน

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Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi ग्वार (gvār), from Sanskrit गोपाली (gopālī, “kind of cucumber”), shortened from गोपालकर्कटी (gopālakarkaṭī, “cowherder's cucumber”), from गोपाल (gopāla, “cowherd”) + कर्कटी (karkaṭī, “cucumber”) (see Latin cucumis and cucurbita).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwaɾ/ [ˈɡwaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: guar

Noun

guar m (plural guares)

  1. guar
  • goma guar

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