Bengali

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit लालन (lālana, caressing, fondling).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /lalon/, [ˈlalon]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /lalon/, [ˈlalon]

Noun

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লালন (lalon)

  1. cherishing, nurture, rearing

Derived terms

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Proper noun

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লালন (lalon)

  1. Lalon Fakir, a prominent Bengali Baul mystic and philosopher
    সব লোকে কয় লালন কি জাত সংসারে
    śbo lōke koẏ lalon ki jat śoṅśare.
    Everyone wonders what (religious) community does Lalon belong to in this world.
    –Lalon Fakir
  2. a male given name, Lalon, from Sanskrit