শিউলি

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali শেওলি (śeōli), from Old Bengali শেঅলি (śeali), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀰𑁂𑀳𑀸𑀮𑀺 (śehāli) with loss of aspiration and vowel length distinction, from Sanskrit शेफालिक (śephālika), from शेफाल (śephāla). Cognate with Assamese শেৱালি (xewali), Odia ସିଆଳି (siāḷi), Odia ସିଆରି (siāri), Sinhalese සේපාලිකා (sēpālikā), Burmese ဆိပ်ဖလူး (hciphpa.lu:). Doublet of শেফালি (śephali).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃiu̯li/, [ˈʃiu̯liˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃiu̯li/, [ˈʃiu̯liˑ]

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Noun

শিউলি • (śiuli)

1. night jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis)