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'''Pahar''' ([[Hindi]]/[[Nepali language|Nepali]]: पहर, [[Urdu]]:پہر), which is more commonly pronounced '''Peher''', is a traditional [[unit of time]] used in [[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Nepal]] and [[Bangladesh]]. One ''pahar'' equals three [[hours]], and there are eight ''pahars'' in a day.<ref name="wadley2005">{{Citation | title=Essays on North Indian folk traditions | author=Susan Snow Wadley | date=2005 | isbn=8180280160 | publisher=Orient Blackswan | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=XuyTqD0Ybw4C | quote=''... pahar (period of three hours) ...''}}</ref> |
'''Pahar''' ([[Hindi]]/[[Nepali language|Nepali]]: पहर, [[Urdu]]:پہر), which is more commonly pronounced '''Peher''', is a traditional [[unit of time]] used in [[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Nepal]] and [[Bangladesh]]. In India, the measure is primarily used in [[North India]]. One ''pahar'' equals three [[hours]], and there are eight ''pahars'' in a day.<ref name="wadley2005">{{Citation | title=Essays on North Indian folk traditions | author=Susan Snow Wadley | date=2005 | isbn=8180280160 | publisher=Orient Blackswan | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=XuyTqD0Ybw4C | quote=''... pahar (period of three hours) ...''}}</ref> |
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==Etymology== |
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The word ''pahar''/''peher'' literally means a watch (i.e. period of guard-duty), and has the same root as the [[Hindi-Urdu]] word ''pehra'' (meaning ''to stand guard'') and ''pehredar'' (literally ''guard''). |
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==Specific pahars== |
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Each ''pahar'' of a 24-hour day-night cycle has a specific name and number. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 16:29, 19 June 2010
Pahar (Hindi/Nepali: पहर, Urdu:پہر), which is more commonly pronounced Peher, is a traditional unit of time used in India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh. In India, the measure is primarily used in North India. One pahar equals three hours, and there are eight pahars in a day.[1]
Etymology
The word pahar/peher literally means a watch (i.e. period of guard-duty), and has the same root as the Hindi-Urdu word pehra (meaning to stand guard) and pehredar (literally guard).
Specific pahars
Each pahar of a 24-hour day-night cycle has a specific name and number.
References
- ^ Susan Snow Wadley (2005), Essays on North Indian folk traditions, Orient Blackswan, ISBN 8180280160,
... pahar (period of three hours) ...