Bengali

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Alternative forms

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মৌসম (mōuśom), মউসম (mouśom), মউসুম (mouśum)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian موسم (mawsim), from Arabic موسم (mawsim). Cognate with Hindustani موسم / मौसम (mausam), Gujarati મોસમ (mosam), Marathi मोसम (mosam), Punjabi ਮੌਸਮ (mausam).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /mou̯ʃum/, [ˈmou̯ʃum], /mou̯sum/, [ˈmou̯sum]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /mou̯ʃum/, [ˈmou̯ʃum]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /mou̯ʃum/, [ˈmou̯ʃum], [ˈmou̯ʃum], /mou̯sum/, [ˈmou̯sum], [ˈmou̯sum]

Noun

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মৌসুম (mōuśum)

  1. season
    Synonym: ঋতু (ritu)

Derived terms

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