Assamese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian دوست (dōst). Compare Hindi दोस्त (dost).

Noun

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দোস্ত (dost)

  1. friend

Bengali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian دوست (dōst). Cognate with Hindustani دوست / दोस्त (dost), Gujarati દોસ્ત (dost), Punjabi ਦੋਸਤ (dosat).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d̪ost̪o/, [ˈd̪ost̪oˑ], /d̪ost̪/, [ˈd̪ost̪]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /d̪ost̪o/, [ˈd̪ost̪oˑ], /d̪ost̪/, [ˈd̪ost̪]
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Noun

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দোস্ত (dōsto)

  1. friend, comrade, pal