রৌশনী

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian روشنی (rawšanī).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /rou̯ʃɔni/, [ˈrou̯ʃɔniˑ], /rɔuʃɔni/, [ˈrɔuʃɔniˑ], /roːʃɔni/, [ˈroːʃɔniˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɹou̯ʃɔni/, [ɹou̯ʃɔniˑ], /ɹɔuʃɔni/, [ɹɔuʃɔniˑ], /ɹoːʃɔni/, [ɹoːʃɔniˑ]

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Noun

রৌশনী • (rōuśoni)

1. light; splendour; brightness; illumination; eyesight

   মধুর আকাশ রৌশনিতে ভরা, এবার কোথায় জাগবে রবি?

   modhur akaś rōuśnite bhora, ebar kōthaẏ jagbe robi?

   The pleasant sky is filled with light, so now where will the sun rise from?

   - Farrukh Ahmad

   Synonyms: আলো (alō), নূর (nur)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “রওশনি, রওশনী” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “রোশনাই, রৌশনি, রৌশনী, রোশনি” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh