দরবেশ

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian درویش (darwēš), from earlier دریوش (daryuš, daryōš) with metathesis, from even earlier درغوش (darġuš, darġōš) with lenition.

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d̪ɔɾbeʃ/, [ˈd̪ɔɾbeʃ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /d̪ɔɹbeʃ/, [ˈd̪ɔɹbeʃ]

Noun

দরবেশ • (dorbeś)

  1. mendicant, dervish
    দরবেশ হঞা আমি মক্কায় যাইব।
    dorbeś hona ami mokkaẏ jaib.
    I will go to Mecca by being a mendicant.
    - Krishnadasa Kaviraja
  2. dorbesh, a type of Bengali sweetmeat coloured red or yellow

References

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