ওয়াদা

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian وعده (wa'da), from Arabic وَعْدَة (waʕda). Compare Hindustani وَعدَہ / वादा (vādā).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /o̯ad̪a/, [ˈo̯ad̪aˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /o̯ad̪a/, [ˈo̯ad̪aˑ]

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Noun

ওয়াদা • (ōẇada)

1. promise, pledge

   ফেরত দেবে বলে আজকের মত ওয়াদাও করেছিল

   pherot debe bole ajoker mot ōẇadaō korechilo

   He gave a pledge too that he will return it like today.

   - Shamsul Haque

   Synonym: প্রতিশ্রুতি (protisruti)

2. tenure

   Synonym: মেয়াদ (meẏad)

Derived terms

• ওয়াদাদার (ōẇadadar)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, [1] Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, [2] Government of Bangladesh