Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian آسمان (āsmān), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎶 (asmānam), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćmā (stone), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱmō. Doublet of অশ্ম (ośmo, stone). Cognate with Hindustani आसमान / آسمان (āsmān).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /aʃman/, [ˈaʃman], /asman/, [ˈasman]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /aʃman/, [ˈaʃman], /asman/, [ˈasman]
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Noun

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আশমান (aśman)

  1. sky
    Synonym: আকাশ (akaś)

Derived terms

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