বাদল

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮 (vaddala), from Sanskrit वार्दल (vārdala). Cognate with Hindi बादल (bādal).

Noun

বাদল • (badol)

  1. cloud; rain
    Synonyms: বৃষ্টি (briśṭi), মেঘ (megh), বাদলা (badola), ঝড়ি (jhoṛi)
    বাদলের মাঝে রহে নয়া পঁহাতের দেখা
    badoler majhe rôhe noẏa põhater dekha
    in amongst the clouds arises the sight of a new dawn

Usage notes

  • The concepts of clouds and rain are synonymous and are amalgamated in many dialects.

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “বাদল”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 943.
  • Accessible Dictionary, [1] Government of Bangladesh
  • Accessible Dictionary, [2] Government of Bangladesh
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