Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀟 (kappaḍa), from Sanskrit कर्पट (karpaṭa, old garment; rag), ultimately from Munda. Cognate with Assamese কাপৰ (kapor), Chakma 𑄇𑄝𑄧𑄢𑄴 (kābar), Odia କାଁପଡ଼ା (kãpôṛa), Gujarati કાપડ (kāpaḍ), Hindi कपड़ा (kapṛā), Marathi कपडा (kapḍā), कापड (kāpaḍ).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kapoɽ/, [ˈkapoɽ], /kapoɾ/, [ˈkapoɾ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kapoɹ/, [ˈkapoɹ]
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Noun

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কাপড় (kapoṛ)

  1. clothes
    আমার কাপড় বাস্কেটে দিতে লাগবে।
    amar kapoṛ baskeṭe dite lagbe.
    I need to put my clothes in the basket.
  2. cloth
  3. fabric