ছোঁয়া

Bengali edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀙𑀼𑀯𑀇 (chuvaï), from Sanskrit छुपति (chupati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *šćupati, from Proto-Indo-European *sḱupeti, whence also Russian щу́пать (ščúpatʹ). Cognate with Assamese ছোৱা (süa), Odia ଛୁଇଁବା (chuĩba), Maithili छुअब (chub), Nepali छुनु (chunu), Hindi छूना (chūnā), Gujarati છોવું (chovũ), Punjabi ਛੂਹਣਾ (chūhṇā), Sindhi ڇُهَڻُ (chuhaṇu).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /tʃʰõa/, [ˈtʃʰõaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕʰõa/, [ˈtɕʰõaˑ], /tɕʰo̯a/, [ˈtɕʰo̯aˑ]

Verb edit

ছোঁয়া (chō̃ẇa)

  1. to touch
    Synonyms: লাগা (laga), স্পর্শ করা (sporśo kora)

Conjugation edit

Chalita
Sadhu