বিধবা
Bengali edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विधवा (vidhavā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwidʰáwaH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéweh₂ (“widow”, literally “one who is (permanently) separated”). Cognate with English widow.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
বিধবা • (bidhba)