ধোঁয়া

See also: ধোয়া and ধোঁৱা

Bengali

ধোঁয়া

Etymology

Inherited from Old Bengali ধুঁআ (dhũẇā), from Prakrit 𑀥𑀼𑀁𑀅𑀓 (dhuṃaka), from 𑀥𑀼𑀁𑀅 (dhuṃa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit ধূম (dhūma), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰuHmás, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós (“smoke”), from the root *dʰewh₂-. Doublet of ধূম (dhum, “smoke”), ধূসর (dhūsor, “gray, grey”), and ধুলো (dhulō, “dust”). . Cognate with Assamese ধোঁৱা (dhü̃a), Hindi धुआँ (dhuā̃), Sylheti ꠗꠥꠝꠣ (dúma).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱõa/, [ˈd̪ʱõaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱõa/, [ˈd̪ʱõaˑ], /d̪ʱo̯a/, [ˈd̪ʱo̯aˑ]

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Noun

ধোঁয়া • (dhō̃ẇa)

1. smoke

   Synonym: ধূম (dhum)

   সিগারেটের ধোঁয়া আমাকে জ্বালাতন করে।

   śigareṭer dhō̃ẇa amake jalaton kore.

   Cigarette smoke irritates me.

Derived terms

• ধোঁয়াটে (dhō̃ẇaṭe, “smoky”)
• ধোঁয়াশা (dhō̃ẇaśa, “smog”)