কদম

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Bengali

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কদম (Neolamarckia cadamba)
কদম (Neolamarckia cadamba or Nauclea orientalis)

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sanskrit কদম্ব (kadamba),[1] from Dravidian. Doublet of কড়ম্ব (koṛombo), কলম্ব (kolombo), and কল্মি (kolmi).

Noun

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কদম • (kodom)

  1. kadam, common bur-flower tree (Neolamarckia cadamba, syn. Nauclea cadamba[1])
    Synonyms: কলম্ব (kolombo), কদম্ব (kodombo), কাদম্ব (kadombo), কড়ম্ব (koṛombo), কল্মি (kolmi), নিপ (nip), নীপ (nip), হলিপ্রিয় (holipriẏo)
  2. other tree species[1]
Derived terms
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(Nouns)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Arabic قَدَم (qadam, “foot”). Compare Hindustani قدم / क़दम (qadam).

Noun

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কদম • (kodom)

  1. step, pace, degree
    Synonym: পদক্ষেপ (podokkhep)
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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Haughton, Graves C. (1833) A Dictionary, Bengálí and Sanskrit, Explained in English, and Adapted for Students of Either Language‎[1], London: J. L. Cox & Son, page 593
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