ময়দা

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian میده (mayda). Cognate with Assamese ময়দা (moyoda), Odia ମଇଦା (maidā), Maithili मेदा (mēdā), Hindustani مَیدا (maidā) / मैदा (maidā), Gujarati મેંદો (mendo), Marwari मैदौ (maidau), Nepali मैदा (maidā), Punjabi ਮੈਦਾ (maidā), Sindhi مَيْدو (maido), Marathi मैदा (maidā).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /mɔe̯d̪a/, [ˈmɔe̯d̪aˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /mɔe̯d̪a/, [ˈmɔe̯d̪aˑ]

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Noun

ময়দা • (moẏoda)

1. fine, refined wheat flour

See also

• আটা (aṭa, “whole-wheat flour”)