বায়ু

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Assamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit वायु (vāyú), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *HwaHyúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwaHyúš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁yús (wind, air), from *h₂weh₁- (to blow).

Noun[edit]

বায়ু (bayu) (literary)

  1. air

See also[edit]

Bengali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ৱাযু (vāyu), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwaHyúš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁yu- (wind, air), ultimately from *h₂weh₁- (to blow). Cognate with Assamese বায়ু (bayu), Hindi वायु (vāyu) / وایو (vāyo) Marathi वायू (vāyū), Punjabi ਵਾਉ (vāu).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ba.ju/
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Noun[edit]

বায়ু (baẏu)

  1. air
  2. wind

See also[edit]