ধুঁআ

Old Bengali

Alternative forms

• ধুমা (dhumā), ধূমা (dhūmā) (spelling variants)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀥𑀼𑀁𑀅𑀓 (dhuṃaka), from 𑀥𑀼𑀁𑀅 (dhuṃa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit ধূম (dhūma), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰuHmás, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós (“smoke”), from the root *dʰewh₂-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ʱũo̯ɑː/

Noun

ধুঁআ (dhũẇā)

1. smoke

Descendants

• Bengali: ধোঁয়া (dhō̃ẇa)