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Chemical element
Cu
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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑀸𑀫𑁆𑀫 (tāmma), from Sanskrit ताम्र (tāmra).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t̪ama/, [ˈt̪amaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /t̪ama/, [ˈt̪amaˑ]
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Noun

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তামা (tama)

  1. copper[1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Haughton, Graves C. (1833) A Dictionary, Bengálí and Sanskrit, Explained in English, and Adapted for Students of Either Language[1], London: J. L. Cox & Son, page 1324

Hajong

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit ताम्र (tāmra). Cognate with Bengali তামা (tama), Assamese তাম (tam), Hindi तांबा (tāmbā).

Noun

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তামা (tama)

  1. copper