বাদলা

See also: বদলা

Bengali

Etymology

From Sanskrit वार्दल (vārdala), from वार्द (vārda, “water-giving; rain cloud”), a compound of वार् (vār, “water”) + द (da, “giving”); the first element is from Proto-Indo-Iranian *waHr- (“water; rain”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer ~ *weh₁r- (“water, rain, flow”). Cognate with Persian باران‎ (“rain”), بارش‎ (whence Hindi बारिश (bāriś)), Ossetian уарын (waryn, “rain”), Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬭‎ (var, “rain”), Luwian 𒉿𒀀𒅈 (wār, “water”), Old Norse vari (“liquid, water”), Latvian jūra (“sea”), and Latin ūrīna (whence English urine), Avara. Doublet of বারি (bari).

Adjective

বাদলা • (badola) (comparative আরও বাদলা, superlative সবচেয়ে বাদলা)

  1. rainy
    বাদলা আকাশে হইল আন্ধার
    badla akashe hoilo andhar
    the rainy sky has become dark

Noun

বাদলা • (badla)

  1. cloud; rain
    Synonyms: বৃষ্টি (briśṭi), মেঘ (megh), বাদল (badol), ঝড়ি (jhoṛi)
    বাদলা আসিয়াছে
    badla aśiyache
    rain has come

Usage notes

  • The concepts of clouds and rain are synonymous and are amalgamated in many dialects.

References

  • Accessible Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh
  • Accessible Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh
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