Bengali

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic سُعَاد (suʕād, happiness).

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সোয়াদ (śōẇad)

  1. a male given name, Soad or Suad, from Arabic
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Arabic صَاد (ṣād).

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সোয়াদ (śōẇad)

  1. the Arabic letter Ṣād (ص)

Etymology 3

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Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्वाद (svāda). Doublet of স্বাদ (śad).

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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ʃo̯ad̪/, [ˈʃo̯ad̪]
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সোয়াদ (śōẇad)

  1. taste, flavour, savour, relish
    Synonym: স্বাদ (śad)