Bengali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic رَاسِل (rāsil, sender) and English Russel (originally a nickname for a redhead) separately, but mostly conflated nowadays.

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /rasel/, [ˈrasel], /raʃel/, [ˈraʃel]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɹasel/, [ɹasel], /ɹaʃel/, [ɹaʃel]

Noun

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রাসেল (rasel)

  1. a male given name, Rasel, Russel, or Russell, from Arabic or English