ভগবান

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ভগবান্ (bhogban), ভগওয়ান (bhogōẇan), ভগওয়ান্ (bhogōẇan) — rare

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ভগবান্ (bhagabān). Cognate with Hindi भगवान (bhagvān).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /bʱɔɡoban/, [ˈbʱɔɡoban], [ˈvɔɡoban]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /bʱɔɡoban/, [ˈbʱɔɡoban], [ˈvɔɡoban]

Noun

ভগবান • (bhogban)

1. (Hinduism) God, the Almighty
2. (Hinduism) a god; male deity, lord

   ভগবান কৃষ্ণ

   bhogban kriśno

   Lord Krishna

Related terms

Bengali terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰeh₂g- (0 c, 6 e)