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.

Related terms

• বাদল (badol)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, [1] Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, [2] Government of Bangladesh