Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit বাষ্প (bāṣpa), alternative form of Sanskrit ৱাষ্প (vāṣpa). Cognate with Assamese ভাপ (bhap), Bhojpuri 𑂦𑂰𑂣 (bhāp), Hindi वाष्प (vāṣp), Marathi बाष्प (bāṣpa), Punjabi ਵਾਸ਼ਪ (vāśap).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /baʃpo/, [ˈbaʃpoˑ], /baʂpo/, [ˈbaʂpoˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /baʃpo/, [ˈbaʃpoˑ], /baʂpo/, [ˈbaʂpoˑ]
  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /baʃpo/, [ˈbaʃpoˑ], [ˈbaʃɸoˑ]

Noun

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বাষ্প (baśpo)

  1. steam, vapor