রসম

Bengali

Alternative forms

• রসুম (rośum)

Etymology

From Arabic رَسْم (rasm, “tradition, custom”). Cognate with Hindi रस्म (rasma), Malay resam, Turkish resim and Uyghur رەسىم (resim).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /rɔʃom/, [ˈrɔʃom]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɹɔʃom/, [ɹɔʃom]

Noun

রসম • (rośom) (objective রসম (rośom) or রসমকে (rośomoke), genitive রসমের (rośomer), locative রসমে (rośome) or রসমেতে (rośomete))

1. custom, tradition

   Synonym: রেওয়াজ (reōẇaj)

2. culture

   Synonyms: সংস্কৃতি (śoṅskriti), রেওয়াজ (reōẇaj), তমদ্দুন (tomoddun)

Derived terms

• রসমী (rośomi)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “রসম, রসুম” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “রসম” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh