তোয়ালে

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali তোয়ালিয়া (tōẇaliẏa), from Portuguese toalha, from Medieval Latin toallia. Cognate with Hindi तौलिया (tauliyā) and English towel.

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t̪o̯ale/, [ˈt̪o̯aleˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /t̪o̯ale/, [ˈt̪o̯aleˑ]

Noun

তোয়ালে • (tōẇale)

  1. towel
    Synonyms: গামছা (gamocha), রুমাল (rumal)

References

  • Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language[1], volume 1, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, page 418