হরতাল

Bengali

Alternative forms

• হড়তাল (hoṛtal)
• হডটাল (hoḍṭal), হট্টাল (hoṭṭal) — chiefly Vanga

Etymology

Borrowed from Gujarati હડતાળ (haḍtāḷ), હડતાલ (haḍtāl), from Sanskrit हट्ट (haṭṭa) +‎ तालक (tālaka). See হাট (haṭ), তালা (tala).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /hɔɽt̪al/, [hɔɽt̪al], /hɔɾt̪al/

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

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Noun

হরতাল • (hortal)

1. hartal (shutdown of shops and other such businesses as a strike)

See also

• বন্‌ধ (bondh)