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हर har (i.q. hal, q.v.), s.m. A plough:—har-pūjī, s.f. Worship of the plough (a ceremony performed on the day on which ploughing closes, when the plough is washed and decorated with garlands;—to use or to lend the plough after this day is considered unlucky):—har-sajjā, s.m. Mutual assistance in ploughing;—a sharer in a plough:—har-sot, or har-sotīyā, s.f. The first furrow ploughed; the first ploughing of the season (it is generally preceded by the taking of omens, and other superstitious ceremonies);—affording assistance in ploughing;—the bringing home the plough:—har-ghasīṭ, s.f. 'Land over which the plough has been drawn,' the cultivated lands of a village. (For other compounds see hal.)
Origin: Hindi