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