ভগবান

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • ভগবান্ (bhogban), ভগওয়ান (bhogōẇan), ভগওয়ান্ (bhogōẇan)rare

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ভগবান্ (bhagabān). Cognate with Hindi भगवान (bhagvān).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /bʱɔɡoban/, [ˈbʱɔɡoban], [ˈvɔɡoban]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bʱɔɡoban/, [ˈbʱɔɡoban], [ˈvɔɡoban]

Noun

ভগবান • (bhogban)

  1. (Hinduism) God, the Almighty
  2. (Hinduism) a god; male deity, lord
    ভগবান কৃষ্ণ
    bhogban kriśno
    Lord Krishna
Bengali terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰeh₂g- (0 c, 6 e)