Kaur

/ ˈkaʊr /

noun

1. a title assumed by a Sikh woman when she becomes a full member of the community

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kaur¹

from Punjabi, literally: princess

Example Sentences

Coming in at number eight, the 22-year-old accumulated steadily alongside Amanjot Kaur before exploding into life after that partnership was broken.

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The result means South Africa go level on points with India, who miss the chance to go top of the table as Harmanpreet Kaur's side suffer their first defeat of the tournament.

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But Amanjot Kaur and Deepti Sharma produced a match-winning partnership of 103 for the seventh wicket as Sri Lanka were unable to maintain their initial discipline in the field, with the former dropped four times on her way to 57.

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Jemimah Rodrigues was bowled first ball by a slow delivery that gripped and clipped off stump before captain Harmanpreet Kaur was caught behind three balls later after trying to guide the ball past the keeper.

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Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu: "We executed our plans but we dropped a couple of wickets - Amanjot Kaur was disappointing to drop. We made a few mistakes and that has cost us the game."

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