ভড়
Bengali
Alternative forms
- ভইড় (bhoiṛ) — Vanga, Varendra
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Bengali ভড় (bhoṛ), from Sanskrit भृति (bhṛti, “support”) or भृतिका (bhṛtikā), from the root भृ (bhṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-. Cognate with Assamese ভৰি (bhori).
Pronunciation
- (Varendra) IPA(key): /bʱɔɾ/, [ˈbʱɔːɾ]
Middle Bengali
Alternative forms
- ভড়ি (bhoṛi)
Etymology
From Sanskrit भृति (bhṛti, “support”) or भृतिका (bhṛtikā), from the root भृ (bhṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-. Compare Early Assamese ভৰি (bhori).
Descendants
- Bengali: ভড় (bhoṛ)
Further reading
- Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D., volume 700, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers.
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