দোয়েল

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Bengali

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Etymology

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Syncopated and umlauted from দইয়াল (doiẏal), h-dropped from earlier দহিয়াল (dohiẏal, literally one who is smeared with yogurt), from Prakrit *𑀤𑀳𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀮 (*dahivāla, having yogurt), a compound of 𑀤𑀳𑀺 (dahi) +‎ 𑀯𑀸𑀮 (vāla, possessor), from Sanskrit दधि (dadhi, yogurt) and पाल (pāla, protector) respectively; the naming is due to the white marks on the black coat of the bird, reminiscent of a yogurt. Doublet of দইওয়ালা (doiōẇala).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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দোয়েল (dōẇel)

  1. the oriental magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis)