অলি

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अलि (ali).

Pronunciation

Noun

অলি • (oli)

  1. bee, bumblebee
    • Dwijendralal Ray, Dhono Dhanno Pushpa Bhora:
      পুষ্পে পুষ্পে ভরা শাখী কুঞ্জে কুঞ্জে গাহে পাখি
      গুঞ্জরিয়া আসে অলি পুঞ্জে পুঞ্জে ধেয়ে
      puśpe puśpe bhora śakhi kunje kunje gahe pakhi
      gunjoriẏa aśe oli punje punje dheẏe
      Branches are full of flowers, birds sing from grove to grove
      Buzzing come the bees, in swarm after swarm

Further reading

  • Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “অলি”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC, page 79.
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