জাফরান
Bengali
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian زعفران (za'farān), from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʿfarān), whence also English saffron. Doublet of জবা (jôba).
Pronunciation
- (West Bengal) IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒapʰːɾaˑn]
- (East Bengal) IPA(key): [ˈd͡zafːɾaˑn]
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Noun
জাফরান • (japhôran)
- saffron (spice)
- Synonym: কেশর (keśôrô)
Derived terms
- জাফরানি (japhrani, “saffron yellow”)