নেভানো

Bengali

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Etymology

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Due to the unique aspiration shared with cognates in Odia ନିଭାଇବା (nibhaiba) and Nepali निभ्नु (nibhnu), the word is derived from the conflation of two separate roots:

An unconflated variant from the second root is still evident as নেবা (neba).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /nebʱano/, [ˈnebʱanoˑ], [ˈnevanoˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /nebʱano/, [ˈnebʱanoˑ], [ˈnevanoˑ]

Verb

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নেভানো (nebhanō)

  1. (transitive) to blow out, extinguish (fire)
    আগুনটা জলদি নেভাও!
    agunṭa joldi nebhaō!
    Quickly blow out the fire!
  2. (transitive) to turn off (light)
    আলো নিভিয়ে সে বিছানায় শুয়ে পড়লো
    alō nibhiẏe śe bichanaẏ śuẏe poṛolō.
    He/she laid down in bed after turning off the lights.

Conjugation

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