Bengali

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Etymology

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Compound of মুষল (muśol, pestle) +‎ ধার (dhar, torrent), literally torrent (like the rapid motion) of a pestle. Cognate with Hindi मूसलधार (mūsaldhār), Marathi मुसळधार (musaḷdhār).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /muʃold̪ʱaɾ/, [ˈmuʃol̪d̪ʱaɾ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /muʃold̪ʱaɹ/, [ˈmuʃol̪d̪ʱaɹ]

Noun

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মুষলধার (muslodhar)

  1. pelting rain, torrential rain

Derived terms

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