Bengali

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Etymology

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Sanskritic formation from ঘন (ghon) +‎ -ইষ্ঠ (-iśṭho). Compare Assamese ঘনিষ্ঠ (ghonistho), Odia ଘନିଷ୍ଠ (ghanishṭha), Hindi घनिष्ठ (ghaniṣṭh).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /pɾobol/, [ˈpɾobol], /pɾobɔl/, [ˈpɾobɔl]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /pɹobol/, [ˈpɹobol], /pɹobɔl/, [ˈpɹobɔl]

Adjective

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প্রবল (probol) (comparative আরও প্রবল, superlative সবচেয়ে প্রবল)

  1. severe, violent
    প্রবল বারিপাতprobol baripatheavy downpour
    প্রবল দুঃখprobol dukkhogreat sorrow

Derived terms

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References

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  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “প্রবল”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, প্রবল, Government of Bangladesh