দরিয়া

Bengali

Alternative forms

• দইরা (doira) (Vanga)
• দইর্যা (doirja) (Vanga)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دریا (daryā), from Middle Persian dlydʾp̄ (drayāb), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎹 (draya). Compare Hindustani دریا (dryā) / दरिया (dariyā), Gujarati દરિયો (dariyo), Marathi दर्या (daryā), Punjabi ਦਰਿਆ (dariā), Santali ᱫᱚᱨᱭᱟ (dôrya).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d̪oɾi̯a/, [ˈd̪oɾi̯aˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /d̪oɹi̯a/, [ˈd̪oɹi̯aˑ]

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Noun

দরিয়া • (doriẏa)

1. sea

   Synonym: সাগর (śagor)

2. ocean

   Synonyms: মহাসাগর (mohaśagor), মহাসমুদ্র (mohaśomudro), মহাসিন্ধু (mohaśindhu)

3. river

   Synonym: নদী (nodi)