Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Bengali *পাঁপেয়া (*pãpeẏa), from Portuguese papaia, from Spanish papaya, which is ultimately from Cariban/Lokono papáia.

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /pẽpe/, [ˈpẽpeˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /pepe/, [ˈpepeˑ]
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Noun

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পেঁপে (pẽpe)

  1. papaya
    Synonym: কয়ফল (koẏophol)