পল্লী

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पल्ली (pallī).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /pɔlːi/, [ˈpɔlːiˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /pɔlːi/, [ˈpɔlːiˑ]

Noun

পল্লী • (polli)

  1. village, rural area, countryside
    • 1905, Rabindranath Tagore, Amar Sonar Bangla:
      সারা দিন পাখি-ডাকা ছায়ায়-ঢাকা তোমার পল্লীবাটে,
      তোমার ধানে-ভরা আঙিনাতে জীবনের দিন কাটে
      śara din pakhi-ḍaka chaẏaẏ-ḍhaka tōmar pollibaṭe,
      tōmar dhane-bhora aṅinate jiboner din kaṭe
      All day in your shaded village walkways filled with bird-calling
      The days of my life pass in your paddy-filled courtyard

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