হীরা

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀅 (hīraa), from Sanskrit हीरक (hīraka). Cognate with Assamese হীৰা (hira), Odia ହୀରା (hira), Maithili हीरा (hīrā), Hindi हीरा (hīrā), Nepali हीरा (hīrā), Punjabi ਹੀਰਾ (hīrā), Sindhi هيِرو (hīro), Gujarati હીરો (hīro), Marathi हिरा (hirā).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɦiɾa/, [ˈɦiɾaˑ]
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(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɦiɹa/, [ˈɦiɹaˑ]

Noun

হীরা • (hira)

diamond
Synonyms: হীরক (hirok), হিরে (hire)

হাসি-কান্না, হীরা-পান্না দোলে ভালে।
haśi-kanna, hira-panna dōle bhale.
Laughter and lament, and diamonds and emeralds sway in the game of fate.
–Rabindranath Tagore

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