mahseer

noun

mah·​seer

variants or less commonly mahsir

ˈmäˌsi(ə)r

or mahsur

-sə(r)

or mahaseer or mahasir

məˈhäˌsi(ə)r

plural mahseer

: a large Indian freshwater cyprinid food and sport fish (Barbus mosal)

Word History

Etymology

Hindi mahāsir, probably from Sanskrit mahat big, great + śiras head

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