ভাসুর

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Bengali[edit]

বাংলায় পারিবারিক গাছ

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀪𑀸𑀅𑀲𑀼𑀭 (*bhāasura), syncopated from earlier *𑀪𑀸𑀢𑀲𑀲𑀼𑀭 (*bhātasasura), from Sanskrit भ्रातृश्वशुर (bhrātṛśvaśura, husband's eldest brother), from भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ, brother) +‎ श्वशुर (śvaśura, father-in-law). Cognate with Bhojpuri भसुर (bhasur), Hindi भाँसुर (bhā̃sur​).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /bʱaʃuɾ/, [ˈbʱaʃuɾ], [ˈvaʃuɾ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bʱaʃuɹ/, [ˈbʱaʃuɹ], [ˈvaʃuɹ]

Noun[edit]

ভাসুর (bhaśur)

  1. husband's elder brother
    Antonyms: দেবর (debor), দেওর (deōr)

References[edit]

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “ভাসুর”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, ভাসুর, Government of Bangladesh