ঢেউ

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀠𑁂𑀯 (*ḍheva, “lump, heap, swelling”), from a substrate which is also the source of *𑀠𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀩 (*ḍhibba), *𑀠𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*ḍhippa), *𑀠𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*ḍheppa), whence also ঢিবি (ḍhibi), ঢিপি (ḍhipi), and ঢেপা (ḍhepa) respectively. Cognate with Assamese ঢৌ (dhou), Odia ଢେଉ (ḍheu), Punjabi ਢੇਇ (ḍhei).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɖʱeu/, [ˈɖʱeuˑ]

Noun

ঢেউ • (ḍheu)

  1. wave, billow
  2. ripple

Synonyms

References
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhappa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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