বার

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वार (vāra, “gate, enclosed place; obstruction; fixed time”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wārás, from Proto-Indo-European *wer-ós, from *wer- (“to watch, keep guard, cover”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /baɾ/, [ˈbaːɾ], [ˈbaɾ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /baɹ/, [ˈbaɹ]

Noun

বার • (bar)

1. gate
2. court
3. time; day

Classifier

বার • (bar)

1. A measure word for occurrences.

   আমি দোকানে ২বার গেলাম.

   ami dōkane 2bar gelam.

   I went to the store twice.

   কয় বার সেখানে গেছেন?

   kôy bar sekhane gechen?

   How many times have you gone there?