চিড়িয়াখানা

Bengali edit

Etymology edit

Compound of চিড়িয়া (ciṛiẏa, bird) +‎ খানা (khana, place), ultimately from borrowed from Urdu چِڑِیا خانَہ (ciṛiyā xāna).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /tʃiɽi̯akʰana/, [ˈtʃiɽi̯akʰanaˑ], /tʃiɾi̯akʰana/, [ˈtʃiɾi̯akʰanaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕiɹi̯akʰana/, [ˈtɕiɹi̯akʰanaˑ]
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Noun edit

চিড়িয়াখানা (ciṛiẏakhana)

  1. zoo