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পটোল

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Bengali

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পটোল

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पटोल (paṭola),[1] from Proto-Dravidian *puṭala.

Pronunciation

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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /pɔtol/, [ˈpɔtol]
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Noun

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পটোল (poṭōl)

  1. pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica Roxb.)[1][2]
    Synonym: নাগফল (nagophol)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Haughton, Graves C. (1833) A Dictionary, Bengálí and Sanskrit, Explained in English, and Adapted for Students of Either Language[1], London: J. L. Cox & Son, page 1646
  2. ^ দাস, জ্ঞানেন্দ্রমোহন (1937) Dictionary of the Bengali Language (Self-pronouncing, Etymological & Explanatory) with Appendices (in Bengali), 2nd edition, কলিকাতা: দি ইণ্ডিয়ান্ পাব্‌লিশিং হাউস, page 1254