ঝাড়ু

See also: ঝড়, ঝড়ি, ঝান্ডা, and ঝাড়খণ্ড

Assamese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zʱa.ɹu/, /za.ɹu/

Noun

ঝাড়ু • (zharu)

1. Alternative form of জাৰু (zaru)

Bengali

Etymology

ঝাড়া (jhaṛa, “to dust”) +‎ -উ (-u). Cognate with Assamese জাৰু (zaru), Hindi झाड़ू (jhāṛū), Nepali झाडु (jhāḍu), Gujarati ઝાડુ (jhāḍu), Marathi झाडू (jhāḍū), Punjabi ਝਾੜੂ (jhāṛū).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʱaɽu/, [ˈd͡ʒʱaɽuˑ], /d͡ʒʱaɾu/, [ˈd͡ʒʱaɾuˑ]

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

Noun

ঝাড়ু • (jhaṛu)

1. broom