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23:50 Sep 20, 2009

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English term or phrase: Hatkora

Hello there! I am a sylheti-speaking person (Bangladeshi). We have a word in Sylheti: "Hatkora". It's the name of a kind of bitter-citrus fruit, mostly found in Assam, and a favourite of Sylhetis.

I am a bit intrigued by this word and would like to find out the origins of it (of this word/name, not of the fruit which I love to eat with or without a name :-) ).
I have a hunch that, may be it is actually or originally an Assamese word. Are you, as a native Assamese speaker/translator, aware of this word ? Do you think it is actually/originally an Assamese (or from any other non-Sylheti language/dialect) word ?

More specifically I want to find out :--
Where did it (the word/the name - not the fruit) come from ? Why is this fruit named/called "Hatkora"? Is or was there any relationship between the 'Hat' of 'Hatkora' and 'hat' (hand) ? If it is originally an Assamese word (or from any other language apart from Sylheti), then what is or was the original meaning and pronunciation? Is it a combination of multiple words, and if so, what are/were those words and what are/were there original meanings ?

Any informed answer would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance !

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'To acquire'

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2 days17 hrs confidence:

hatkora 'To acquire'

Explanation:
I am a native Assamese translator. This fruit is indeed found in Assam. Its skin is cut into small pieces and added to curries for its nice flavour. But it has a bitter taste also. I failed to find the etymology of this word. Phonetically meaning of Hatkora is 'to acquire': Hat is hand and kora is a verb added to change a noun to a verb. May be since it can be easily held in ones palm because of it small size it is called as 'Hatkora'. I hope it helps.

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