আশা

Assamese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आशा (āśā). Cognate Bengali আশা (aśa), Manipuri ꯑꯥꯁꯥ (ʼaasaa), and Odia ଆଶା (aśa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.xa/

Noun

আশা • (axa)

1. hope

   Synonym: হেঁপাহ (hẽpah)

Declension

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Proper noun

আশা • (axa)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Asha

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आशा (āśā). Cognate Assamese আশা (axa), Manipuri ꯑꯥꯁꯥ (ʼaasaa), and Odia ଆଶା (aśa).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /aʃa/, [ˈaʃaˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /aʃa/, [ˈaʃaˑ]

Noun

আশা • (aśa) (objective আশা (aśa) or আশাকে (aśake), genitive আশার (aśar), locative আশায় (aśaẏ))

1. hope

   Synonym: উমেদ (umed)

Derived terms

• আশা করা (aśa kora, “to hope”)
• আশাহীন (aśahin, “hopeless”)
• আশাবাদ (aśabad, “optimism”)

Proper noun

আশা • (aśa) (objective আশা (aśa) or আশাকে (aśake), genitive আশার (aśar), locative আশায় (aśaẏ))

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Asha

   আশা ভোঁসলে ― aśa bhō̃sle ― Asha Bhosle