Bengali

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Etymology

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    H-dropped form of Middle Bengali পহুঁছা (pohũcha), inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀳𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀇 (pahuccaï); see there for more. Doublet of পহু (pohu) and প্রভু (probhu).

    Pronunciation

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    • (Rarh) IPA(key): /poũt͡ʃʰa/, [ˈpoũt͡ʃʰaˑ]

    Verb

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    পৌঁছা (pōũcha)

    1. to reach, arrive at

    Conjugation

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    References

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    • Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language[1], volume 1, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, page 473
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “prábhūta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press