দরবেশ

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Bengali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian درویش (darwēš), from earlier دریوش (daryuš, daryōš) with metathesis, from even earlier درغوش (darğuš, darğōš) with lenition.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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দরবেশ (dorbeś)

  1. mendicant, dervish
    দরবেশ হঞা আমি মক্কায় যাইব
    dorbeś hona ami mokkaẏ jaib.
    I will go to Mecca by being a mendicant.
    - Krishnadasa Kaviraja
  2. dorbesh, a type of Bengali sweetmeat coloured red or yellow

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