জহর

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Bengali

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɔhoɾ/, , /d͡ʒɔo̯hoɾ/,
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑɔhoɹ/, , /dʑɔo̯hoɹ/,
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian زهر (zahr), from Middle Persian zʾhl (zahr), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *ǰaθráH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰʰatráH, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰn̥-tr-éh₂, from *gʷʰen- (to strike, kill). Cognate with Hindustani زہر / ज़हर (zahar). Doublet of যোহর (jōhor), ঘাত (ghat), হত (hot), হত্যা (hotta), and হানা (hana).

Noun

জহর (johor)

  1. poison
    Synonym: বিষ (biś)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

জহর (johor)

  1. Alternative form of জওহর (joōhor)

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