Bengali

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Portuguese leilão, borrowed from Arabic إِعْلَام (ʔiʕlām), from أَعْلَمَ (ʔaʕlama).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    নিলাম (nilam)

    1. auction (a public event where goods are sold through bidding)