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🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

हल्की नाव

Pronunciation / Transliteration: halki naav

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Wherry/ˈwɛr.i/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #25400 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"नाविक अपनी हल्की नाव में नदी पार कर रहा था।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A light, light-displacement river boat used for carrying passengers or goods, especially formerly on the River Thames in London.

    "The waterman rowed his wherry swiftly across the choppy waters of the river."
  2. 2

    A light, round-bottomed merchant sailing barge formerly used on the rivers and broads of Norfolk and Suffolk.

    "A traditional Norfolk wherry with its characteristic dark single sail glided silently across the broad."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word originates from Middle English, appearing around the 15th century as 'wherry'. Its exact etymology is obscure, though it is likely related to Old Norse or Old English root words associated with rowing, carrying, or moving swiftly across water.

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