হালুয়া

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Bengali

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Etymology

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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

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /halu̯a/, [halu̯aˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /halu̯a/, [halu̯aˑ]
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Noun

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হালুয়া (haluẏa)

  1. halva