Bengali

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit व्रत (vrata).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /bɾot̪o/, [ˈbɾot̪oˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bɹot̪o/, [ˈbɹot̪oˑ]

Noun

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ব্রত (broto)

  1. fasting
    Synonyms: উপবাস (upobaś), উপোস (upōs)
  2. pledge

Proper noun

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ব্রত (broto)

  1. a male given name from Sanskrit, equivalent to English Brata