Bengali edit

Etymology 1 edit

Compound of তা (ta, 3rd-person singular pronoun) +‎ -র (-r, genitive marker), with the first element becoming obsolete as an independent pronoun (only remaining compounded in this word, তাকে, তাদের, তারা, তাই).

Pronunciation edit

Pronoun edit

তার (tar)

  1. genitive of সে (śe)

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian تار (tār, cord). Compare Assamese তাৰ (tar), Hindi तार (tār).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

তার (tar)

  1. cord
  2. wire
  3. cable