ঘাড়

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀸𑀟 (ghāḍa), from Sanskrit *घाट्ट (ghāṭṭa).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɡʱaɽ/, [ɡʱaɽ], /ɡʱaɾ/
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɡʱaɹ/, [ɡʱaɹ]
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Noun

ঘাড় • (ghaṛ) (genitive ঘাড়ের (ghaṛer))

  1. neck[2]
    Synonyms: গলদেশ (goldeś), গলা (gola), গ্রীবা (griba), গর্দান (gordan), কণ্ঠ (konṭho)
  2. nape, scruff[1]
    ঘাড়ের শির ― ghaṛer śir ― tendon of nape[1]

Derived terms

(Verbs)

  • ঘাড়ান (ghaṛano), ঘাড়ানো (ghaṛanō)
  • ঘাড় ভাঙা (ghaṛ bhaṅa)

References
  1. Haughton, Graves C. (1833), “ঘাড়; ঘাড়েৰ্‌শিৰ”, in A Dictionary, Bengálí and Sanskrit, Explained in English, and Adapted for Students of Either Language‎, London: J. L. Cox & Son, page 1017
  2. Carey, William (1828), “Neck, s.”, in A Dictionary of the Bengalee Language‎, volume II, Serampore, page 261
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