Bengali edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀟𑁂𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀭𑀓 (*ḍĕvvaraka), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀟𑁂𑀯𑁆𑀯 (*ḍevva) (and also *𑀟𑀸𑀯𑁆𑀯 (*ḍāvva) and *𑀟𑀺𑀯𑁆𑀯 (*ḍivva)) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀭- (-ra-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), of substrate origin. Cognate with Odia ଡେବରା (ḍebôra), Hindi डावा (ḍāvā), डिबरिया (ḍibriyā), Nepali डेब्रो (ḍebro), Marathi डव्रा (ḍavrā). Doublet of তেওড়া (teōṛa).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɖebɾa/, [ˈɖebɾaˑ], /ɖæbɾa/, [ˈɖæbɾaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /debɹa/, [ˈdebɹaˑ], /dɛbɹa/, [ˈdɛbɹaˑ]

Adjective edit

ডেবরা (ḍebora) (comparative আরও ডেবরা, superlative সবচেয়ে ডেবরা)

  1. left-handed