ধুঁআ

Old Bengali

Alternative forms

  • ধুমা (dhumā), ধূমা (dhūmā) (spelling variants)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀥𑀼𑀁𑀅𑀓 (dhuṃaka), from 𑀥𑀼𑀁𑀅 (dhuṃa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit ধূম (dhūma), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰuHmás, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós (“smoke”), from the root *dʰewh₂-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̪ʱũo̯ɑː/

Noun

ধুঁআ (dhũẇā)

  1. smoke

Descendants

  • Bengali: ধোঁয়া (dhō̃ẇa)
  • Sylheti: ꠗꠥꠝꠣ (dúma)
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