নীলুফার

Bengali

Alternative forms

• নীলূফার (niluphar), নিলুফার (niluphar), নিলূফার (niluphar)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نیلوفر (nīlūfar, “lotus, water-lily”), from Middle Persian [script needed] (nylwpl /⁠nīlōpal⁠/), from Sanskrit নীলোৎপল (nīlotpala, “blue lotus”), a compound of নীল (nīla, “blue”) +‎ উৎপল (utpala, “lotus”). Compare Hindi नीलोफ़र (nīlofar).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /nilufaɾ/, [ˈnilufaɾ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /nilufaɹ/, [ˈnilufaɹ]

Proper noun

নীলুফার • (niluphar)

1. a female given name, Nilufar, from Persian