হাজ্জোড়

Bengali

Etymology

Corrupted from হাত জোড় (hat jōṛ, “to beg”), a compound of হাত (hat, “hand”) +‎ জোড় (jōṛ, “to join”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /had͡ʒd͡ʒoɽ/, [haz̪̪d͡ʒoɽ], /had͡ʒd͡ʒoɾ/

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

Verb

হাজ্জোড় • (hajjōṛ)

1. (idiomatic) to beg

   ও হাজ্জোড় করে টাকা চাইলো। ― ō hajjōṛ kore ṭaka cailō. ― He begged for some money.