বর

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वर (vara, literally “chooser; best; boon”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /bɔɾ/, [ˈbɔːɾ], [ˈbɔɾ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /bɔɹ/, [ˈbɔɹ]

Noun

বর • (bor)

1. husband

   Synonyms: স্বামী (śami), শওহর (śoōhor), জওজ (joōj)

2. blessing, benediction, boon

Derived terms

• নরবর (norbor)
• গোবর (gōbor)
• বরবউ (borbou)