দুয়ার

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • দোয়ার (dōẇar)

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit দ্বার (dvār), reflecting a longer pronunciation of the now assimilated labial glide (compare সোয়ামী (śōẇami), সোয়াদ (śōẇad), শোয়াস (śōẇaś) etc.). Doublet of দ্বার (dar).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d̪u̯aɾ/, [ˈd̪u̯aɾ], /d̪o̯aɾ/, [ˈd̪o̯aɾ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /d̪u̯aɹ/, [ˈd̪u̯aɹ], /d̪o̯aɹ/, [ˈd̪o̯aɹ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

দুয়ার • (duẏar)

  1. door
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