Bengali
Etymology
Sanskritic formation from জ্বল্ (jol) + -অন্ত (-onto). By surface analysis, জ্বলন (jolon) + -ত (-to).
Pronunciation
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɔlont̪o/, [ˈd͡ʒɔlont̪oˑ]
- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑɔlont̪o/, [ˈdʑɔlont̪oˑ]
Adjective
জ্বলন্ত • (jolonto) (comparative আরও জ্বলন্ত, superlative সবচেয়ে জ্বলন্ত)
- burning
- জ্বলন্ত ঝোপ ― jolonto jhōp ― burning bush (of Moses)
- vivid, glowing
References
- Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “জ্বলন্ত”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
- Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, জ্বলন্ত, Government of Bangladesh