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তামুক

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Bengali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian تنباکو (tambākū), ultimately from Arabic طُبَّاق (ṭubbāq). Compare Gujarati તમાકુ (tamāku), Hindustani تَنبَاکُو (tanbākū) / तंबाकू (tambākū), Kannada ತಂಬಾಕು (tambāku), Sindhi تَماڪُ / तमाकु, Punjabi ਤਮਾਕੂ (tamākū) / تَمباکُو (tambākū), Maithili तमाकुल (tamākul) / 𑒞𑒧𑒰𑒏𑒳𑒪 (tamākula), तमाकू (tamākū) / 𑒞𑒧𑒰𑒏𑒴 (tamākū), Odia ତମାଖୁ (tamākhu), Marathi तंबाखू (tambākhū).

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Noun

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তামুক (tamuk) (chiefly Vanga and Varendra)

  1. tobacco
    এক চিলম তামুক খাও।êk silôm tamuk khao.Smoke a chillumful of tobacco.