সুগার

Bengali

Alternative forms

• শুগার (śugar)

Etymology

Borrowed from English sugar, ultimately from Old French çucre, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Middle Persian škl, ultimately from Sanskrit শর্করা (śarkarā). Doublet of শর্করা (śorkora).

The spelling modelled on the orthography of the English etymon, with স instead of শ to transliterate s, even though the English pronunciation is /ʃ/.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃuɡaɾ/, [ˈʃuɡaɾ], /suɡaɾ/, [ˈsuɡaɾ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃuɡaɹ/, [ˈʃuɡaɹ], /suɡaɹ/, [ˈsuɡaɹ]

Noun

সুগার • (śugar) (uncountable)

1. (informal) diabetes

   Synonyms: ডায়াবেটিস (ḍaẏabeṭiś), মধুমেহ (môdhumehô), বহুমূত্র (bôhumutrô), মূত্রমেহ (mutrômehô)

   সুগার হওয়া ― śugar hōẇa ― to have sugar

2. (chemistry) sugar