বাঁদর

Bengali

বাঁদর

Alternative forms

• বান্দর (bandor)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀁𑀤𑀭 (vāṃdara), from Sanskrit *वान्दर (vāndara), a plosive-added form of earlier वानर (vānara) (compare সুন্দর (śundor)). Cognate with Assamese বান্দৰ (bandor), Hindi बंदर (bandar). Doublet of বানর (banor), which is directly loaned from Sanskrit.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /bãd̪oɾ/, [ˈbãd̪oɾ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /bad̪oɹ/, [ˈbad̪oɹ]

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Noun

বাঁদর • (bãdor)

1. monkey, macaque, ape

   Synonym: বানর (banor)

2. (derogatory) harmful person

Derived terms

• বাঁদরমুখো (bãdormukhō)
• বাঁদুরে (bãdure)
• বাঁদরামি (bãdrami)