See also: , বি-, and বে-

Assamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Sanskrit বা (). Compare Hindi वा (), Bengali বা (ba).

Conjunction

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বা (ba)

  1. or
    মই চাহ বা কফি খামmoi sah ba kophi kham.I will drink tea or coffee

Etymology 2

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Cognate with Kamta বাই (bai), বাইও (baiü), Marathi बाई (bāī). Compare Sylheti ꠛꠥꠀꠁ (buai).

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Noun

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বা (ba)

  1. elder sister
Kinship declension
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Etymology 3

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Inherited from Sanskrit ৱাত (vāta), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (wind).

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Noun

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বা (ba)

  1. breeze
    Synonym: মালয়া-বতাহ (maloya-botah)

Bengali

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वा (), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-wā, from Proto-Indo-European *-wē.

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ba/, [ˈbaː], [ˈbaˑ]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ba/, [ˈbaː], [ˈbaˑ]

Conjunction

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বা (ba)

  1. or

Derived terms

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