জরু

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • জরূ (joru)
  • জোরু (jōru)
  • জোরূ (jōru)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *युवतिरूप (*yuvatirūpa). Cognate with Hindustani जोरू (jorū) / جورو (joro).

Noun

জরু • (joru)

  1. wife, female consort
    দেশে এক কালে তাহার জরু গরু জমিজেরাত সবই ছিল
    deśe ek kale tahar jôru gôru zômizerat śôbi chilô
    In the country, he once had wives, cows, land, everything.
    - Rajshekhar Basu
    Synonyms: বিবি (bibi), বেগম (begom), বউ (bou), আওরত (aōrot), আহলিয়া (ahliẏa)

Derived terms

  • জরুজাত (jorujat)

References

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