জল্লাদ

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جلاد (jallād), from Arabic جَلَّاد (jallād). Cognate with Hindustani جلاد / जल्लाद (jallād).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /dʒɔlːad̪/, [ˈdʒɔlːad̪]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑɔlːad̪/, [ˈdʑɔlːad̪]

Noun

জল্লাদ • (jollad)

  1. executioner
    Synonym: ঘাতক (ghatok)
    1. hangman
    2. headsman
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