Bengali
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian طوفان (tūfān), from Arabic طُوفَان (ṭūfān). Compare Hindi तूफ़ान (tūfān), Marathi तुफान (tuphān), Punjabi ਤੁਫਾਨ (tuphān), Sylheti ꠔꠥꠚꠣꠘ (tufáno), English typhoon.
Pronunciation
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /t̪ufan/, [ˈt̪ufan], /t̪upʰan/, [ˈt̪upʰan]
- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /t̪ufan/, [ˈt̪ufan], /t̪upʰan/, [ˈt̪upʰan]
Noun
তুফান • (tuphan)
- storm
- Synonyms: ঝড় (jhoṛ), ঝঞ্ঝা (jhonjha)
- cyclone
- Synonym: ঘূর্ণিঝড় (ghurnijhoṛ)