Etymology

shamiana

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Today it means: A large, ornate tent or pavilion; a marquee. Full definition →

Bengali শামিয়ানা ← Hindi शामियाना ← Urdu شامیانہ
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The story

  1. Classical Persian · derived fromشامیانه“(India) a marquee”
  2. Urdu · borrowed fromشامیانہ
  3. Hindi · borrowed fromशामियाना
  4. Bengali · borrowed fromশামিয়ানা
  5. English todayshamiana

Borrowed from Bengali শামিয়ানা (śamiẏana) and Hindustani (Hindi शामियाना (śāmiyānā) / Urdu شامیانہ (śāmiyāna)), from Classical Persian شامیانه (šāmiyāna, “(India) a marquee”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.