হীরা

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀅 (hīraa), from Sanskrit हीरक (hīraka). Cognate with Assamese হীৰা (hira), Odia ହୀରା (hirā), Maithili हीरा (hīrā), Hindi हीरा (hīrā), Nepali हीरा (hīrā), Punjabi ਹੀਰਾ (hīrā), Sindhi هيِرو (hīro), Gujarati હીરો (hīro), Marathi हिरा (hirā).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /hiɾa/, [hiɾaˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /hiɹa/, [hiɹaˑ]

Noun

হীরা • (hira)

1. diamond

   Synonyms: হীরক (hirok), হিরে (hire)

   হাসি-কান্না, হীরা-পান্না দোলে ভালে।

   haśi-kanna, hira-panna dōle bhale.

   Laughter and lament, and diamonds and emeralds sway in the game of fate.

   –Rabindranath Tagore