নকশা

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نقشه (naqša), from Arabic نَقْشَة (naqša, “painting, figure”). Cognate with Assamese নক্সা (noksa)، Odia ନକସା (nôkôsa), Maithili नकसा (nakᵊsā), Hindi नक़्शा (naqśā), Gujarati નકશો (nakśo), Gojri نَقْشو (naqśo), Malvi नकशो (nakśo), Marwari नक्‍शौ (nak‍śau), Marathi नकाशा (nakāśā), Nepali नक्सा (naksā), Punjabi ਨਕ਼ਸ਼ਾ (naqśā), Sindhi نَقْشو (naqśo), Dogri नक्शा (nakśā).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /nɔkʃa/, [ˈnɔkʃaˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /nɔkʃa/, [ˈnɔkʃaˑ]

Noun

নকশা • (nokśa)

1. design, sketch, drawing
2. plan, scheme, blueprint
3. map
4. pattern
5. embroidery

Derived terms

• নকশা আঁকা (nokśa ãka)
• নকশা করা (nokśa kora)
• নকশাকার (nokśakar)
• নকশাদার (nokśadar)
• নকশানবিস (nokśanbiś)

 

Related terms

• নকশি (nokśi)