Bengali

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जनता (janatā). Cognate with Hindi जनता (jantā), Urdu جنتا (jantā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɔnot̪a/, [ˈd͡ʒɔnot̪aˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑɔnot̪a/, [ˈdʑɔnot̪aˑ]
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Noun

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জনতা (jonota)

  1. the public, masses
  2. common folk
    Synonyms: আওয়াম (aōẇam), জনগণ (jongon)