Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit *𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀇 (*vicchāyaï), from Sanskrit *विच्छादयति (vicchādayati, spread out), from वि- (vi-) + छादयति (chādayati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *šćádáyati, from Proto-Indo-European *sḱéd-éye-ti, from *sḱed- (to cover). Cognate with Assamese বিছাইবা (bisaiba), Odia ବିଛାଇବା (bichāibā), Hindi बिछाना (bichānā). Doublet of বিছানা (bichana).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /bit͡ʃʰano/, [ˈbit͡ʃʰanoˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bitɕʰano/, [ˈbitɕʰanoˑ]

Verb

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বিছানো (bichanō)

  1. to spread (out), scatter, strew

Conjugation

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References

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