তোয়ালে

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali তোয়ালিয়া (tōẇaliẏa), from Portuguese toalha, from Medieval Latin toallia. Cognate with Hindi तौलिया (tauliyā) and English towel.

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t̪o̯ale/, [ˈt̪o̯aleˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /t̪o̯ale/, [ˈt̪o̯aleˑ]

Noun

তোয়ালে • (tōẇale)

  1. towel
    Synonyms: গামছা (gamocha), রুমাল (rumal)

References
  • Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language‎, volume 1, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, page 418
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