পাড়
Bengali
Alternative forms
- পাআড় (paaṛ)
- পাহাড় (pahaṛ) — Standard
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀸𑀳𑀸𑀟 (*pāhāḍa, “mountain”). Cognate with Assamese পাহাৰ (pahar), Hindi पहाड़ (pahāṛ), Urdu پہاڑ, Nepali पहाड (pahāḍ), Punjabi ਪਹਾੜ (pahāṛ), Gujarati પહાડ (pahāḍ).
Pronunciation
Noun
পাড় • (paṛ) (Vanga)