জোয়ার

Bengali

Etymology

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

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒo̯aɾ/, [ˈd͡ʒo̯aɾ], /d͡ʒo.aɾ/, [ˈd͡ʒo.aɾ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /dʑo̯aɹ/, [ˈdʑo̯aɹ], /dʑo.aɹ/, [ˈdʑo.aɹ]

Noun

জোয়ার • (jōẇar)

1. flood tide

   Antonym: ভাটা (bhaṭa, “ebb tide”)