দেও

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • দেউ (deu)

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *dyew-
    Proto-Indo-European *-ós
    Proto-Indo-European *deywós
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás
    Proto-Iranian *daywáh
    Old Persian 𐎭𐎡𐎺 (d-i-v /⁠daivaʰ⁠⁠/)
    Middle Persian 𐫅𐫏𐫇 (dyw /⁠dēw⁠/)
    Classical Persian دیوْ (dēw)bor.
    Bengali দেও (deō)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian دیوْ (dēw), from Middle Persian 𐫅𐫏𐫇 (dyw /⁠dēw⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎡𐎺 (d-i-v /⁠daivaʰ⁠⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *daywáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós, from *dyew- + *-ós.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /deo̯/, /deʊ̯/, /deu̯/

    Noun

    দেও • (deō)

    1. (folklore) demon, devil
    2. giant
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