বিল

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀩𑀺𑀮 (bila), from Sanskrit बिल (bíla, hole). Compare Sylheti ꠛꠤꠟ (bil), Bengali বিল (bil, marshy hollow), Hindi बिल (bil, hole of mouse or rat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bil/

Noun

বিল • (bil)

  1. lake
    Synonym: হ্ৰদ (hrod) (literary)

Declension

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bíla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

বিল n

  1. Bengali script form of bila