টুকরা

Bengali

Alternative forms

• টুকড়া (ṭukṛa)
• টুকরো (ṭukrō), টুকড়ো (ṭukṛō)

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀝𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆 (*ṭukk, “to cut, break”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-). Cognate with Assamese টুকুৰা (tukura), Hindi टुकड़ा (ṭukṛā), Tamil துக்கடா (tukkaṭā), Malayalam തുക്കട (tukkaṭa).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʈukɽa/, [ˈʈukɽaˑ], /ʈukɾa/, [ˈʈukɾaˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /tukɹa/, [ˈtukɹaˑ]

Noun

টুকরা • (ṭukra)

1. piece, fragment, section

   Synonyms: ভাগ (bhag), অংশ (oṅśo)

   ওকে ওই পাথরের টুকরা দিতে হবে।

   ōke ōi pathorer ṭukra dite hobe.

   I have to give him that piece of stone.