রেওয়াজ

Bengali

Alternative forms

রিওয়াজ (riōẇaj)

Etymology

From Classical Persian (“prevalence, popularity”), which is from Arabic رَوَاج (rawāj). Cognate with Turkish revaç.

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /reo̯adʒ/, [ˈreo̯adʒ]
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(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɹeo̯adʑ/, [ɹeo̯adʑ]

Noun

রেওয়াজ • (reōẇaj) (genitive রসমের (rośomer), locative রসমে (rośome) or রসমেতে (rośomete))

fashion, usage, prevalence, vogue, custom, tradition
বহু বিবাহ ছিল সে যুগে র প্রচলিত রেওয়াজ
bohu bibaho chilo śe juger procolito reōẇaj
polygamy was a custom back in the day
- Mohammad Barkatullah

Synonyms: প্রথা (protha), রসম (rośom)
culture
Synonyms: সংস্কৃতি (śoṅskriti), রসম (rośom), তমদ্দুন (tomoddun)

Derived terms

রেওয়াজী (reōẇaji)
রেওয়াজ করা (reōẇaj kora)
রেওয়াজ থাকা (reōẇaj thaka)
রেওয়াজ হওয়া (reōẇaj hōẇa)

References

Accessible Dictionary, “রেওয়াজ” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “রেওয়াজ, রিওয়াজ” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh

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