mohur
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mohur
1690–1700; earlier muhr < Urdu < Persian: seal, gold coin; akin to Sanskrit mudrā
Example Sentences
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The tender budding of our new year, the periwinkles and the jasmine, the soft, scented champak blossom, had yielded place to the fierce flowering jacaranda and gold mohur, before Ira’s time came for giving birth.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
Oh, avaricious creature! you have taken from forty doors, from one gold mohur to forty.
From Diary of a Pedestrian in Cashmere and Thibet by William Henry Knight
I gave him a gold mohur; again he came to a second door, and asked for two gold mohurs.
From Diary of a Pedestrian in Cashmere and Thibet by William Henry Knight
Look here, ladies, the younger thief will come to-morrow morning to demand the share of the remaining gold mohur; but I don’t mean to give it to him.
From Folk-Tales of Bengal by Lal Behari Day
After a little while he reached a Malee's cottage, and giving a gold mohur to the Malee's wife, got her to provide him with food and shelter for the night.
From Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
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