Bengali
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वर (vara, literally “chooser; best; boon”).
Pronunciation
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /bɔɾ/, [ˈbɔːɾ], [ˈbɔɾ]
Noun
বর • (bor)
- husband
- Synonyms: স্বামী (śami), শওহর (śoōhor), জওজ (joōj)
- blessing, benediction, boon
Derived terms
- নরবর (norbor)
- গোবর (gōbor)
- বরবউ (borbou)