ডাইল

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ডাউল (ḍaul)
• ডাল (ḍal) — Standard

Etymology

Metathesised via apinihiti from earlier Middle Bengali ডালি (ḍali), ultimately from Sanskrit दाल (dāla), itself from दलति (dalati, “he splits”); see दॄ (dṝ, “to tear, divide, split”).

Pronunciation

• (Vaṅga) IPA^(key): /dail/

Noun

ডাইল • (ḍail) (Vanga)

1. pigeon pea, pulse, lentil, dal

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “ডাইল” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “ডাল ২, ডাইল, ডাউল” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh