নীলুফার

Bengali

Alternative forms
  • নীলূফার (niluphar), নিলুফার (niluphar), নিলূফার (niluphar)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نیلوفر (nīlūfar, “lotus, water-lily”), from Middle Persian [script needed] (nylwpl /⁠nīlōpal⁠/), from Sanskrit নীলোৎপল (nīlotpala, “blue lotus”), a compound of নীল (nīla, “blue”) +‎ উৎপল (utpala, “lotus”). Compare Hindi नीलोफ़र (nīlofar).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /nilufaɾ/, [ˈnilufaɾ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /nilufaɹ/, [ˈnilufaɹ]

Proper noun

নীলুফার • (niluphar)

  1. a female given name, Nilufar, from Persian
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