উর্দু

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Chagatai اوردو (ordu, “camp”) which is from Proto-Turkic *or- (“place of staying of the army; army”), and “the camp” was also the language spoken by the common soldiers. Alternatively উর্দূ (urdū).

Proper noun

উর্দু • (urdu)

Urdu language.
Synonym: উর্দু ভাষা (urdu bhaśa)
soldier
army camp, cantonment

References

Accessible Dictionary, “উর্দু” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “উর্দু” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh

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