soorkee

noun

soor·​kee

variants or soorki or soorky

ˈsu̇rkē

plural soorkees or soorkis or soorkies

India

: brick pulverized and mixed with lime to form a mortar

Word History

Etymology

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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