হিজড়া

Bengali edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀳𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟 (*hijjaḍa), from *𑀳𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚 (*hijja, defective) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɦidʒɽa/, [ˈɦidʒɽaˑ], /ɦidʒɾa/, [ˈɦidʒɾaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɦidʑɹa/, [ˈɦidʑɹaˑ]
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Noun edit

হিজড়া (hijoṛa)

  1. hijra