Assamese edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

দোস্ত (dost)

  1. friend

Bengali edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

দোস্ত (dōsto)

  1. friend, comrade, pal