ভাসুর

Bengali

বাংলায় পারিবারিক গাছ

Alternative forms

• ভাশুর (bhaśur)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀪𑀸𑀅𑀲𑀼𑀭 (*bhāasura), syncopated from earlier *𑀪𑀸𑀢𑀲𑀲𑀼𑀭 (*bhātasasura), from Sanskrit भ्रातृश्वशुर (bhrātṛśvaśura, “husband's eldest brother”), from भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ, “brother”) +‎ श्वशुर (śvaśura, “father-in-law”). Cognate with Bhojpuri भसुर (bhasur), Hindi भाँसुर (bhā̃sur​).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /bʱaʃuɾ/, [ˈbʱaʃuɾ], [ˈvaʃuɾ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /bʱaʃuɹ/, [ˈbʱaʃuɹ], [ˈvaʃuɹ]

Noun

ভাসুর • (bhaśur)

1. husband's elder brother

   Antonyms: দেবর (debor), দেওর (deōr)

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “ভাসুর”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
• Accessible Dictionary, ভাসুর, Government of Bangladesh