অথবা

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अथवा (athavā), from अथ (atha) +‎ वा (vā).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɔt̪ʰoba/, [ˈɔt̪ʰobaˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɔt̪ʰoba/, [ˈɔt̪ʰobaˑ]

Conjunction

অথবা • (othoba)

1. or

   Synonyms: বা (ba), কিংবা (kiṅba), নতুবা (notuba)