জুলফি

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زلف and -hi. Alternatively জুলফ (zulf). First attested as Middle Bengali জোলফ (jōloph).

Noun

জুলফি • (zulfi)

1. sideburns, whiskers, hair on the side of face

   কালো কস্তুরী জুলফি যে তার

   kalo kôśturī zulfi je tar

   Black musky sideburns of his

   - Mohitlal Majumdar

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “জুলফি, জুলফ” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “জুলফি, জুলফ” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh