লালন

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit लालन (lālana, “caressing, fondling”).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /lalon/, [ˈlalon]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /lalon/, [ˈlalon]

Noun

লালন • (lalon)

  1. cherishing, nurture, rearing

Derived terms

  • লালনপালন (lalonpalon, “cherishing and nourishing”)

Proper noun

লালন • (lalon)

  1. Lalon Fakir, a prominent Bengali Baul mystic and philosopher
    সব লোকে কয় লালন কি জাত সংসারে।
    śob lōke koẏ lalon ki jat śoṅśare.
    Everyone wonders what (religious) community does Lalon belong to in this world.
    –Lalon Fakir
  2. a male given name, Lalon, from Sanskrit
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