চুন

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चूर्ण (cūrṇa). Doublet of চুর (cur) and চূর্ণ (curno).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /tʃun/, [ˈtʃuːn], [ˈtʃun]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕun/, [ˈtɕuːn], [ˈtɕun]

Noun

চুন • (cun)

  1. (stone) lime

Derived terms
  • চুনকাম (cunkam)
  • চুনাপাথর (cunapathor, “limestone”)

References
  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “চুন”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
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