জুলফি

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian and -hi. Alternatively জুলফ (zulf). First attested as Middle Bengali জোলফ (jōloph).

Noun

জুলফি • (zulfi)

sideburns, whiskers, hair on the side of face
কালো কস্তুরী জুলফি যে তার
kalo kôśturī zulfi je tar
Black musky sideburns of his
- Mohitlal Majumdar

References

Accessible Dictionary, “জুলফি, জুলফ” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “জুলফি, জুলফ” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh

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