Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian عورت ('aurat, woman, wife, genitals, nudity), from Arabic عَوْرَة (ʕawra, genitals; nudity)

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɔo̯ɾɔt̪/, [ˈɔo̯ɾɔt̪], /ɔʊɾɔt̪/, [ˈɔʊɾɔt̪], /ɔuɾɔt̪/, [ˈɔuɾɔt̪]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɔo̯ɹɔt̪/, [ˈɔo̯ɹɔt̪], /ɔʊɹɔt̪/, [ˈɔʊɹɔt̪], /ɔuɹɔt̪/, [ˈɔuɹɔt̪]

Noun

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অওরত (oōrot)

  1. woman
  2. wife