Bengali edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian شروع (šurū'), from Arabic شُرُوع (šurūʕ). Cognate with Hindustani شُرُوع (śurū') / शुरू (śurū), Punjabi ਸ਼ੁਰੂ (śurū) / شُرُوع (śurūʻ), Gujarati શરૂ (śarū), Marathi सुरू (surū), Kannada ಶುರು (śuru).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ʃuɾu/, [ˈʃuɾuˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ʃuɹu/, [ˈʃuɹuˑ]
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Noun edit

শুরু (śuru)

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    Synonyms: আগাজ (agaz), ইবতিদা (ibtida)