বায়ু

Assamese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वायु (vāyú), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *HwaHyúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwaHyúš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁yús (“wind, air”), from *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ju/

Noun

বায়ু • (bayu) (literary)

1. air

See also

• বতাহ (botah)

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ৱাযু (vāyu), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwaHyúš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁yu- (“wind, air”), ultimately from *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”). Cognate with Assamese বায়ু (bayu), Hindi वायु (vāyu) / وایو (vāyo) Marathi वायू (vāyū), Punjabi ਵਾਉ (vāu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ju/

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Noun

বায়ু • (baẏu)

1. air
2. wind

See also

• বাতাস (batash)
• হাওয়া (haoẇa)