জাফরান

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زعفران (za'farān), from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān), whence also English saffron. Cognate with Hindi ज़ाफ़रान (zāfrān)

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒafɾan/, [ˈd͡ʒafɾan], /zafɾan/, [ˈzafɾan]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /dʑafɹan/, [ˈdʑafɹan], /zafɹan/, [ˈzafɹan]

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Noun

জাফরান • (japhoran)

1. saffron (spice)

   Synonym: কেশর (keśor)

Derived terms

• জাফরানি (japhrani, “saffron yellow”)

Related terms

• জবা (joba)