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জোয়ার

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Bengali

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit जवचार (javacāra, literally swift movement), a compound of जव (java, swift) + चार (cāra, movement, from the root चर् (car, to move)). Cognate with Hindi ज्वार (jvār)

Pronunciation

Noun

জোয়ার (jōẇar)

  1. flood tide
    Antonym: ভাটা (bhaṭa, ebb tide)
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Sanskrit यवाकार (yavākāra, barley-shaped), from यव (yava, barley). Compare Hindustani جوار / ज्वार (jvār) and also Arabic جَاوَرْس (jāwars, sorghum).

Pronunciation

Noun

জোয়ার (jōẇar)

  1. sorghum, durra, Indian millet (Sorghum bicolor)
    Synonyms: দেবধান্য (debodhanno), দেধান (dedhan)
Declension
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References

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022), “joẏāra”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
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