Bengali
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian همدم (ham-dam); By surface analysis, হাম- (ham-, “same”) + দম (dom, “breadth”)
Pronunciation
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /hamɔd̪om/, [hamɔd̪om]
- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /hamɔd̪om/, [hamɔd̪om]
Noun
হামদম • (hamodom)
- companion; intimate friend
- Synonyms: বন্ধু (bondhu), দোস্ত (dosto)