মুষলধার

Bengali

Etymology

Compound of মুষল (muśol, “pestle”) +‎ ধার (dhar, “torrent”), literally “torrent (like the rapid motion) of a pestle”. Cognate with Hindi मूसलधार (mūsaldhār), Marathi मुसळधार (musaḷdhār).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /muʃold̪ʱaɾ/, [ˈmuʃol̪d̪ʱaɾ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /muʃold̪ʱaɹ/, [ˈmuʃol̪d̪ʱaɹ]

Noun

মুষলধার • (muslodhar)

1. pelting rain, torrential rain

Derived terms

• মুষলধারে বৃষ্টি (muśoldhare briśṭi)