মধু

What does মধু mean?

মধু (modhu) is a Bangla noun that means honey in English.

মধু (modhu) means honey, widely enjoyed as a sweetener and prized across Bangladesh as a home remedy for colds and coughs. Locals take pride in pure forest honey sourced from the coastal mangroves, known as সুন্দরবনের মধু (shundorboner modhu). Learners will also hear it used metaphorically to describe sweet speech or charming behavior, though its literal culinary use is far more common.

How do you say “honey” in Bangla?

Say মধু, pronounced modhu. Press play to hear a native Bangladeshi voice say it.

Pronunciation tips

• It has a breathy consonant (bh, chh, dh, kh, th): say it with a small puff of air, as if a soft h follows.

These sounds have no exact English match. Practise them letter by letter in the Bengali alphabet guide.