Bengali

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit उपविशति (upaviśati, to sit; to approach). Compare Marathi बसणे (basṇe), Hindi बैठना (baiṭhnā), Nepali बस्नु (basnu), Gujarati બેસવું (besvũ), Assamese বহা (boha).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /bɔʃa/, [ˈbɔʃaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bɔʃa/, [ˈbɔʃaˑ]

Verb

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বসা (bośa)

  1. to sit

Conjugation

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See also

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