বাউল

Assamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Earlier a disyllabic word (/ba.ul/), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀉𑀮 (vāula), from Sanskrit ৱাতুল (vātula, affected by wind; mad), from either वात (vāta, ৱাত) or वात (vāta, ৱাত). Cognate with Bengali বাউল (baul), Sylheti ꠛꠣꠃꠟ (baul), Hindi बावला (bāvlā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baul/

Adjective

বাউল (baul)

  1. mad, crazy, nuts, eccentric, insane, daft, screwball, lunatic
    জেবে নিসিজে চাউল
    তেবে বুলিবা ডাকক বাউল
    When the rice doesn't cook,
    then call Dak crazy.
    Synonyms: পগলা (pogola), পাগল (pagol)

Noun

বাউল (baul)

  1. mad, crazy, nuts, eccentric, insane, daft, screwball, lunatic

Declension

(informal for humans):

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀉𑀮 (vāula), from Sanskrit वातुल (vātula, affected by wind; mad), from either वात (vāta, wind) or वात (vāta, beset). Cognate with Assamese বাউল (baul), Hindi बावला (bāvlā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bäu̯l]
  • (file)

Noun

বাউল (baul)

  1. the Baul; a Baul devotee
  2. (now archaic) a lunatic; a madcap

Derived terms

  • বাউলগান (baulogan)
  • বাউলানি (baulani)

Descendants

  • English: Baul
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