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soorkee
noun
soor·kee
\ˈsu̇rkē\
variants: or
soorki
orsoorky
\ˈsu̇rkē\Definition of soorkee
soorkees
orsoorkis
orsoorkies
India
: brick pulverized and mixed with lime to form a mortar
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Origin and Etymology of soorkee
Hindi surḵẖī, from Persian surkhī, literally, redness, from surkh red, from Middle Persian sukhr; akin to Avestan suXra- bright, Sanskrit śukra
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