মঞ্জিল

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic مَنْزِل (manzil). Cognate with Hindi मंजिल (mañjil), Turkish menzil.

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /mond͡ʒil/, [ˈmond͡ʒil]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /mondʑil/, [ˈmondʑil]

Noun

মঞ্জিল • (monjil) (objective মঞ্জিল (monjil) or মঞ্জিলকে (monjiloke), genitive মঞ্জিলের (monjiler), locative মঞ্জিলে (monjile))

  1. a day’s journey; stage
  2. hotel; serai
    মঞ্জিলে মঞ্জিলে যায় প্রবাস করিয়া
    monjile monjile jaẏ probaś koriẏa
    Dwelling from serai to serai
    - Heyat Mahmud
  3. dwelling; lodging
    নওশা মঞ্জিলে সামাইয়া
    noōśar monjile śamaiẏa
    Entering the groom's abode.
    Synonyms: বাড়ী (baṛi), ঘর (ghor), মকান (mokan)
  4. house; mansion
  5. storey of a building
  6. destination
  7. dignity, rank
  8. boundary

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