সাঁওতাল

Bengali

Alternative forms

• সাওঁতাল (śaō̃tal)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Bengali *সাঁঅতাল (sā̃atāla), from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀲𑀸𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀸𑀮 (*sāaṃtāla), from earlier Prakrit *𑀲𑀸𑀫𑀁𑀢𑀯𑀸𑀮 (*sāmaṃtavāla), from Sanskrit সামন্তপাল (sāmantapāla, “border-tribe”), from সামন্ত (sāmanta, “bordering; neighbour”) +‎ পাল (pāla, “protector, keeper”); the first element is from সমন্ত (samanta, “adjoining, bordering”), from সম্- (sam-, “along with”) +‎ অন্ত (anta, “border, boundary”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃãot̪al/, [ˈʃãot̪al]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃao̯t̪al/, [ˈʃao̯t̪al]

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Noun

সাঁওতাল • (śãōtal) (feminine সাঁওতালনি (śãōtaloni))

1. Santal (member of an aboriginal ethnic group)

Derived terms

• সাঁওতালি (śãōtali)

Descendants

• → English: Santal
• → Santali: ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ (santaṛ)