Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Bengali মলহম (molhom), from Classical Persian مرهم (marham), from Arabic مَرْهَم (marham). Cognate to Gujarati મલમ (malam) and Hindi मलहम (malham).

Pronunciation

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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /mɔlom/, [ˈmɔlom]
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Noun

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মলম (molom)

  1. ointment; balm
    Synonyms: প্রলেপ (prolep), বাম (bam)