Bengali
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese leilão, borrowed from Arabic إِعْلَام (ʔiʕlām), from أَعْلَمَ (ʔaʕlama).
Pronunciation
Noun
নিলাম • (nilam)
- auction (a public event where goods are sold through bidding)
Descendants
- → Assamese: নিলাম (nilam)
- → Odia: ନିଲାମ (nilāma)