হরতাল

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • হড়তাল (hoṛtal)
  • হডটাল (hoḍoṭal, “hoḍṭal”), হট্টাল (hoṭṭal) — Vanga

Etymology

Borrowed from English hartal, from Gujarati હડતાળ (haṛtāḷ). By folk etymology, from হর (hor, “Shiva”).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /hɔɽt̪al/, [hɔɽt̪al], /hɔɾt̪al/
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /hɔɾt̪al/, [hɔɾt̪al]
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Noun

হরতাল • (hortal)

  1. hartal (shutdown of shops and other such businesses)
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