সোয়াদ

Bengali

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic سُعَاد (suʕād, happiness).

Alternative forms

  • সুয়াদ (śuẏad)rare

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /so̯ad̪/, [ˈso̯ad̪]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /so̯ad̪/, [ˈso̯ad̪]

Proper noun

সোয়াদ • (śōẇad)

  1. a male given name, Soad or Suad, from Arabic

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic صَاد (ṣād).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /so̯ad̪/, [ˈso̯ad̪]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /so̯ad̪/, [ˈso̯ad̪]

Proper noun

সোয়াদ • (śōẇad)

  1. the Arabic letter Ṣād (ص)

Etymology 3

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit স্বাদ (svāda). Doublet of স্বাদ (śad).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ʃo̯ad̪/, [ˈʃo̯ad̪]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ʃo̯ad̪/, [ˈʃo̯ad̪]
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Noun

সোয়াদ • (śōẇad)

  1. taste, flavour, savour, relish
    Synonym: স্বাদ (śad)