জোয়ার

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जवचार (javacāra, literally “swift movement”), a compound of जव (java, “swift”) +‎ चार (cāra, “movement”, from the root चर् (car, “to move”)).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /dʒo̯aɾ/, [ˈdʒo̯aɾ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑo̯aɹ/, [ˈdʑo̯aɹ]

Noun

জোয়ার • (jōẇar)

  1. flood tide
    Antonym: ভাটা (bhaṭa, “ebb tide”)
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