দরবেশ

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (darwēš), from earlier دریوش (daryuš, daryōš) with metathesis, from even earlier درغوش (darğuš, darğōš) with lenition.

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /d̪ɔɾbeʃ/, [ˈd̪ɔɾbeʃ]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /d̪ɔɹbeʃ/, [ˈd̪ɔɹbeʃ]

Noun

দরবেশ • (dorbeś)

mendicant, dervish
দরবেশ হঞা আমি মক্কায় যাইব।
dorbeś hona ami mokkaẏ jaib.
I will go to Mecca by being a mendicant.
- Krishnadasa Kaviraja
dorbesh, a type of Bengali sweetmeat coloured red or yellow

References

Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-Bengali Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English Government of Bangladesh

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