পেঁড়া
Bengali
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editInherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑁂𑀁𑀟 (*peṃḍa), *𑀧𑁂𑀟 (*peḍa, “lump”), from a substrate, probably the source of Sanskrit पिण्ड (piṇḍa) as well, whence পিণ্ড (pinḍo) and পিঁড়া (pĩṛa). Cognate with Odia ପେଡା (peḍā), ପେଣ୍ଡା (peṇḍā), Gujarati પેંડા (peṇḍā), Hindustani پیڑَا (peṛā) / पेड़ा (peṛā), Punjabi ਪੇੜਾ (peṛā) / پیڑا (peṛā), Marathi पेढा (peḍhā).
Pronunciation
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editপেঁড়া • (pẽṛa)
- peda (a type of South Asian sweet)