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
It turned the mohur trees blood-red, and the grass to shining emerald green, and Mangadone looked as though it had just come fresh from the hands of its Creator.
From The Pointing Man A Burmese Mystery by Douie, Marjorie
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 Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith
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 Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India by Frere, M.
But last of all one gold mohur remained.
From Folk-Tales of Bengal by Day, Lal Behari
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