ডাইল
Bengali
Alternative forms
- ডাউল (ḍaul)
- ডাল (ḍal) – Standard
Etymology
Metathesised via apinihiti from earlier Middle Bengali ডালি (ḍāli), ultimately from Sanskrit दाल (dāla), itself from दलति (dalati, “he splits”); see दॄ (dṝ, “to tear, divide, split”).
Pronunciation
- (Vaṅga) IPA(key): /dail/
Noun
ডাইল • (ḍail) (Vaṅga)
- pigeon pea, pulse, lentil, dal
References
- Accessible Dictionary, “ডাইল” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “ডাল ২, ডাইল, ডাউল” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh