See also: , বি-, and বে-

Assamese edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit বা (). Compare Hindi वा (), Bengali বা (ba).

Conjunction edit

বা (ba)

  1. or
    মই চাহ বা কফি খামmoi sah ba kophi kham.I will drink tea or coffee

Etymology 2 edit

Cognate with Kamta বাই (bai), বাইও (baiü), Marathi बाई (bāī). Compare Sylheti ꠛꠥꠀꠁ (buai).

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

বা (ba)

  1. elder sister
Kinship declension edit

See also edit

Etymology 3 edit

Inherited from Sanskrit ৱাত (vāta), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (wind).

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

বা (ba)

  1. breeze
    Synonym: মালয়া-বতাহ (maloya-botah)

Bengali edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वा (), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-wā, from Proto-Indo-European *-wē.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ba/, [ˈbaː], [ˈbaˑ]
    (file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ba/, [ˈbaː], [ˈbaˑ]

Conjunction edit

বা (ba)

  1. or

Derived terms edit