ভুঁড়ি

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *भुण्ड (bhuṇḍa, “belly”). Cognate with Assamese ভুঁৰি (bhũri), Odia ଭୁଣ୍ଡି (bhuṇḍi), Nepali भुँड़ि (bhũṛi).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /bʱũɽi/, [ˈbʱũɽiˑ], /bʱũɾi/, [ˈvũɾiˑ]
• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /bʱuɾi/, [ɓuɾiˑ], [ˈbúɹiˑ], /bʱuɾi/, [ɓuɾiˑ], [ˈbúɹiˑ]
• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /bʱuɹi/, [ˈbʱuɹiˑ], [ˈvuɹiˑ], /bʱuɹi/, [ˈbʱuɹiˑ], [ˈvuɹiˑ]

Noun

ভুঁড়ি • (bhũṛi)

1. potbelly

Derived terms

• ভুঁড়ি হওয়া (bhũṛi hōẇa)
• ভুঁড়িওয়ালা (bhũṛiōẇala)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*bhuṇḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 543