বাউল

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Assamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Earlier a disyllabic word (/ba.ul/), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀉𑀮 (vāula), from Sanskrit वातुल (vātula, affected by wind; mad), from वात (vāta, wind). Cognate with Bengali বাউল (baul), Sylheti ꠛꠣꠃꠟ (baul), Hindi बावला (bāvlā).

Pronunciation

Adjective

বাউল (baul)

  1. mad, crazy, nuts, eccentric, insane, daft, screwball, lunatic
    Synonyms: পগলা (pogola), পাগল (pagol)
    জেবে নিসিজে চাউল
    তেবে বুলিবা ডাকক বাউল
    When the rice doesn't cook,
    then call Dak crazy.

Noun

বাউল (baul)

  1. mad, crazy, nuts, eccentric, insane, daft, screwball, lunatic

Declension

(informal for humans):

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀉𑀮 (vāula), from Sanskrit वातुल (vātula, affected by wind; mad), from वात (vāta, wind). Cognate with Assamese বাউল (baul), Hindi बावला (bāvlā).

Pronunciation

Noun

বাউল (baul)

  1. the Baul; a Baul devotee
  2. (now archaic) a lunatic; a madcap

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: Baul