Bengali edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /pɔɽa/, [ˈpɔɽaˑ], /pɔɾa/, [ˈpɔɾaˑ]
    (file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /pɔɹa/, [ˈpɔɹaˑ]
    Homophone: পরা (pora)
    Hyphenation: প‧ড়া

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀧𑀠𑀇 (paḍhaï), from Sanskrit पठति (paṭhati). Cognate with Hindi पढ़ना (paṛhnā). Doublet of পাঠ (paṭh, to read, recite, study), পঠন (poṭhon, reading, recitation, study), পাঠ্য (paṭṭho, text) and পাঠক (paṭhok, reader, studier).

Verb edit

পড়া (poṛa)

  1. to read; to study
See also edit

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀧𑀟𑀤𑀺 (paḍadi), from Sanskrit पतति (patati). Doublet of পাড়া (paṛa, to fetch, bring down), পাত (pat, fall, destruction, ruin), পতন (poton, fall, decline, degeneration), পতিত (potito, fallen, declined, abject), পাতা (pata, leaf, page), and পত্র (potro, page, paper).

Verb edit

পড়া (poṛa)

  1. to fall, to fall down
Conjugation edit