বাদল

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮 (vaddala), from Sanskrit वार्दल (vārdala). Cognate with Hindi बादल (bādal).

Noun

বাদল • (badol)

1. cloud; rain

   Synonyms: বৃষ্টি (briśṭi), মেঘ (megh), বাদলা (badola), ঝড়ি (jhoṛi)

   বাদলের মাঝে রহে নয়া পঁহাতের দেখা

   badoler majhe rôhe noẏa põhater dekha

   in amongst the clouds arises the sight of a new dawn

Usage notes

• The concepts of clouds and rain are synonymous and are amalgamated in many dialects.

Related terms

• বাদলা (badola)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “বাদল”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 943.
• Accessible Dictionary, [1] Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, [2] Government of Bangladesh