নীলুফার

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • নীলূফার (niluphar), নিলুফার (niluphar), নিলূফার (niluphar)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نِیلُوفَر (nīlūfar, “lotus, water-lily”), ultimately from Sanskrit नीलोत्पल (nīlōtpal, “blue lotus”). Doublet of নীলোৎপল (nilōtpol).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /nilufaɾ/, [ˈnilufaɾ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /nilufaɹ/, [ˈnilufaɹ]

Proper noun

নীলুফার • (niluphar)

  1. a female given name, Nilufar, from Persian
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