ধাওয়া

See also: ধোওয়া

Bengali

Etymology

The verb is inherited from Prakrit 𑀥𑀸𑀯𑀇 (dhāvaï), from Sanskrit धावति (dhāvati, “to run, flee”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰā́wati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰā́wati, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéw-e-ti, from *dʰew- (“to run, flow”).

The noun is inherited from Sanskrit *धाव (dhāva), nominalized from धावति (dhāvati) (above).

Doublet of ধাবন (dhabon), উধাও (udhaō), ধোয়া (dhōẇa), ধোবা (dhōba), and ধোপা (dhōpa).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱao̯a/, [ˈd̪ʱao̯aˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱao̯a/, [ˈd̪ʱao̯aˑ]

Verb

ধাওয়া • (dhaōẇa)

1. to run; to run away; to chase

Noun

ধাওয়া • (dhaōẇa)

1. running, race