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Bengali
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Bengali ওঢ়না (ōṛhona), from Old Bengali ওঢণা (oḍhaṇā), from Prakrit 𑀑𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀡 (ŏḍḍhaṇa, “scarf, cloak, veil”), from *𑀑𑀟𑁆𑀠𑁆- (*ŏḍḍh-, “to put on, wear clothes, cover”) + -𑀅𑀡 (-aṇa, nominal suffix), borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *uḍ-, or a related language. Doublet of ওড় (ōṛ, “pillowcase”) and উড়নি (uṛoni, “cloak”).
Cognates
- Assamese উৰ (ur, “to put on”), ওৰণি (üroni), ওৰোণা (ürüna, “veil”)
- Awadhi ओढ़ना (oṛhnā, “mantle”)
- Bhojpuri ओढ़ना (ōṛhᵊnā, “mantle”)
- Gujarati ઓઢવું (oḍhavũ, “to put on”)
- Hindi ओढ़ना (oṛhnā, “to wear, cover”), ओढ़नी (oṛhnī, “shawl, veil”)
- Kannada ಉಡು (uḍu, “to wear”)
- Old Gujarati उढिउ (uḍhiu, “spread over”)
- Old Marwari औढइ (auḍhai, “covers”)
- Punjabi ਉਢਾਉਣਾ (uḍhāuṇā, “to cause to be worn”), ਓਢ੍ਣੀ (oḍhṇī, “veil”)
- Odia ଓଢ଼ିବା (oṛhibā, “to wear”)
- Tamil உடு (uṭu, “dress”)
- Telugu ఉడుపు (uḍupu, “dress”)
Pronunciation
Noun
ওড়না • (oṛna)
- (women's) scarf, cloak, veil
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