Bengali

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Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t̪obu̯o/, [ˈt̪obu̯oˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /t̪obu̯o/, [ˈt̪obu̯oˑ]

Conjunction

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তবুও (tobuō)

  1. in spite of[1][2]
  2. yet[1][2]
  3. still[1]
  4. nevertheless[2]
  5. withal[2]

Usage notes

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This conjunction is effectively the same as তবু. Both are used to introduce correlative clauses which are the counterparts of the relative clauses which the conjunction যদিও introduces.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hanne-Ruth Thompson (2012) chapter 5, in Theodora Bynon,David C. Bennet,Masayoshi Shibatani, editors, Bengali, volume 18, John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 115
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Shishu Sahitya Samsad (2000) Samsad Bengali-English Dictionary[1], 3 edition (Reference book), published 2006, archived from the original on 3 February 2021, page 448