Bengali edit

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Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit इच्छा (icchā), nominalized from इच्छति (icchati, to wish, desire).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /itʃʰːa/, [ˈitʃʰːaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /itɕʰːa/, [ˈitɕʰːaˑ]
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Noun edit

ইচ্ছা (iccha)

  1. desire
    Synonyms: খাহেশ (khaheś), সাধ (śadh), আরজু (arju), আরমান (aroman), তামান্না (tamanna)

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