সাল

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سال (sāl). Doublet of শরৎ (śorot, “early autumn”). Compare Hindustani سال (sāl) / साल (sāl).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃal/, [ˈʃaːl], [ˈʃal]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃal/, [ˈʃaːl], [ˈʃal]
• Homophone: শাল (śal)

Noun

সাল • (śal)

1. year

   Synonym: সন (śon)

Related terms

• সালতামামি (śaltamami)
• সালানা (śalana)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “সাল” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “সাল” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh