भोवरा

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘥𑘪𑘨𑘰 (bhavarā), 𑘥𑘽𑘪𑘨𑘰 (bhaṁvarā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀪𑀫𑀭𑀻 (bhamarī), 𑀪𑀫𑀮𑀻 (bhamalī), 𑀪𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀬𑀸 (bhamaliyā), from Sanskrit भ्रमर (bhramara) (compare भ्रमरक (bhramaraka)). Compare Gujarati ભમરડો (bhamarḍo), Hindustani بَھنوَر‎ / भँवर (bhãvar), بَھونرِی‎ / भौंरी (bha͠urī), Sindhi ڀَونريِ‎ / भौंरी, Punjabi ਭੰਵਰ (bhãvar) / بھنور‎ (bhanōr), Nepali भुमरी (bhumarī), Oriya ଭଉଁରା (bhôum̐ra), Sinhalese බමරය (bamaraya), බඹරය (baᵐbaraya), Dhivehi ބުމަރު‎ (bumaru).

• IPA^(key): /bʱoʋ.ɾa/

भोवरा • (bhovrā) m

1. spinning top
2. whirlpool
3. whorl of hair

• Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983) , “भोवरा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• James Thomas Molesworth (1857) , “भोवरा,_भोंवरा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Yasavanta Ramakrshna Date (1932-1950) , “भो(भों)वरा”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “bhramara¹ (9650)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press