তন্দুর

See also: তন্দুরস্ত

Bengali

Alternative forms

• তন্দূর (tôndūr)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تنور (tanūr), from Middle Persian [script needed] (tnwl /⁠tanūr⁠/, “oven”), ultimately from Akkadian 𒋾𒂟 (tinūru), all meaning (clay) oven. According to the Dehkhoda Dictionary, the Akkadian word consists of the parts *ṭīn meaning "mud" and *nuro／*nura meaning "fire" and is mentioned as early as in the Akkadian Epic of Gilgamesh. Compare also Avestan 𐬙𐬀𐬥𐬏𐬭𐬀 (tanūra) and Swahili tanuri.

Noun

তন্দুর • (tondur) (objective তন্দুর (tondur) or তন্দুরকে (tondurke), genitive তন্দুরের (tondurer), locative তন্দুরে (tondure) or তন্দুরেতে (tondurete))

1. tandoor or athanor; a cylindrical clay oven used in the Bengali cuisine to make flat bread, or to cook meat.

   তন্দুরে পাকায় রুটি নূহুর ঘরণী

   tôndure pakaẏ ruṭi nūhur ghôrôṇī

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   - Heyat Mahmud

   Synonyms: চুলা (cula), উনান (unan), আখা (akha)

Derived terms

• তন্দুরি (tonduri)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “তন্দুর” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “তন্দুর” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh