হালুয়া

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Bengali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian حلوا (halwā), from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā). Cognate with Assamese হালোৱা (halüa), Hindi हलवा (halvā), Marathi हल्वा (halvā), Punjabi ਹਲਵਾ (halvā), Gujarati હલવો (halvo).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɦalu̯a/, [ˈɦalu̯aˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɦalu̯a/, [ˈɦalu̯aˑ]
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Noun[edit]

হালুয়া (haluẏa)

  1. halva