গোবর

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀭 (govvara), from Sanskrit गोर्वर (gorvara, “pulverized cow dung”), a compound of गो (go, “cow”) +‎ वर (vara, “gift, blessing”), literally “gift of the cow”, since cow dung was used for various important purposes (like as a fuel, a fertilizer, and even as an ingredient for rituals). Cognate with Assamese গোবৰ (gübor), Sylheti ꠉꠥꠙꠞ (gufor), Odia ଗୋବର (gobôrô), Hindi गोबर (gobar).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɡɔboɾ/, [ɡɔboɾ]
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(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɡɔboɹ/, [ɡɔboɹ]

Noun

গোবর • (gōbor)

cow dung, gobar
(broadly) any animal's dung or muck

Derived terms

গোবর গণেশ (gōbor goneś)
গোবরে পদ্মফুল (gōbore podmophul)

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