গোবর

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀭 (govvara), from Sanskrit गोर्वर (gorvara, “pulverized cow dung”), a compound of गो (go, “cow”) +‎ वर (vara, “gift, blessing”), literally “gift of the cow”, since cow dung was used for various important purposes (like as a fuel, a fertilizer, and even as an ingredient for rituals). Cognate with Assamese গোবৰ (gübor), Sylheti ꠉꠥꠙꠞ (gufor), Odia ଗୋବର (gobara), Hindi गोबर (gobar).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɡɔboɾ/, [ɡɔboɾ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɡɔboɹ/, [ɡɔboɹ]

Noun

গোবর • (gōbor)

1. cow dung, gobar
2. (loosely) any animal's dung or muck

Derived terms

• গোবর গণেশ (gōbor goneś)
• গোবরে পদ্মফুল (gōbore podmophul)