মুষলধার

Bengali

Etymology

Compound of মুষল (muśol, “pestle”) +‎ ধার (dhar, “torrent”), literally “torrent (like the rapid motion) of a pestle”. Cognate with Hindi मूसलधार (mūsaldhār), Marathi मुसळधार (musaḷdhār).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /muʃold̪ʱaɾ/, [ˈmuʃol̪d̪ʱaɾ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /muʃold̪ʱaɹ/, [ˈmuʃol̪d̪ʱaɹ]

Noun

মুষলধার • (muslodhar)

  1. pelting rain, torrential rain

Derived terms

  • মুষলধারে বৃষ্টি (muśoldhare briśṭi)
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