মটর

Bengali

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀫𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀭 (*maṭṭara). Cognate with Hindustani मटर (maṭar) / مٹر (maṭar) and Marathi मटार (maṭār)

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /mɔʈoɾ/, [ˈmɔʈoɾ], /moʈoɾ/, [ˈmoʈoɾ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /mɔtoɹ/, [ˈmɔtoɹ], /motoɹ/, [ˈmotoɹ]

Noun

মটর • (moṭor)

1. pea

Derived terms

• মটরশুঁটি (moṭrośũṭi)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /mɔʈoɾ/, [ˈmɔʈoɾ], /moʈoɾ/, [ˈmoʈoɾ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /mɔtoɹ/, [ˈmɔtoɹ], /motoɹ/, [ˈmotoɹ]

Noun

মটর • (moṭor)

1. Alternative form of মোটর (mōṭor)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “মটর ১ (ডালবিশেষ)” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “মটর ২” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*maṭṭara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 557