Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀟 (vāḍa), from Sanskrit वाट (vāṭa). Cognate with Gujarati વાડ (vāḍ), Hindi बाड़ (bāṛ), Marathi 𑘪𑘰𑘚 (vāḍ), Punjabi ਵਾੜ (vāṛ).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /beɽa/, [ˈbeɽaˑ], /beɾa/, [ˈbeɾaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /beɹa/, [ˈbeɹaˑ]

Noun

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বেড়া (beṛa)

  1. fence; barrier