দারোয়ান

Bengali

Alternative forms
  • দারওয়ান (darōẇan), দরওয়ান (dorōẇan), দরোয়ান (dorōẇan)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دروان (darwān), from در (dar, “door”) +‎ وان (-wān, “guardian”). Cognate with Hindustani دروان (drvān) / दरवान (darvān).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d̪aɾo̯an/, [ˈd̪aɾo̯an]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /d̪aɹo̯an/, [ˈd̪aɹo̯an]

Noun

দারোয়ান • (darōẇan)

  1. doorkeeper, gatekeeper, gateman, porter
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