ছাওয়াল
Bengali edit
Alternative forms edit
- ছাবাল (chabal)
Etymology edit
Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀯𑀮 (chāvala), from Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀯 (chāva) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮- (-la-), from Sanskrit *छाप (chāpa, “young one”). Doublet of ছা (cha) and ছানা (chana). Cognate with Assamese ছৱাল (sowal).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ছাওয়াল • (chaoẇal)
References edit
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chāpa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 275
- Accessible Dictionary, “ছাওয়াল, ছাবাল” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “ছাওয়াল, ছাবাল” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh