মোড়

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali মোঢ় (mōṛh), from Old Bengali মোঢ (moḍha), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (muḍḍha), from Sanskrit मूर्धा (mūrdhā, “head, apex”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥Hdʰā́ (“head, forehead”), from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥Hdʰṓ.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /moɽ/, [ˈmoɽ], /moɾ/, [ˈmoɾ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /moɹ/, [ˈmoɹ]

Noun

মোড় • (mōṛ)

1. roadhead
2. turn, bend, junction (of a path or road)
3. elbow
4. inflection