ঢেউ

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Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀠𑁂𑀯 (*ḍheva, lump, heap, swelling), from a substrate which is also the source of *𑀠𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀩 (*ḍhibba), *𑀠𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*ḍhippa), *𑀠𑁂𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*ḍheppa), whence also ঢিবি (ḍhibi), ঢিপি (ḍhipi), and ঢেপা (ḍhepa) respectively. Cognate with Assamese ঢৌ (dhou), Odia ଢେଉ (ḍheu), Punjabi ਢੇਇ (ḍhei).

Pronunciation

Noun

ঢেউ (ḍheu)

  1. wave, billow
  2. ripple

Synonyms

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhappa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press