Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ভগবান্ (bhagabān). Cognate with Hindi भगवान (bhagvān).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /bʱɔɡoban/, [ˈbʱɔɡoban], [ˈvɔɡoban]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bʱɔɡoban/, [ˈbʱɔɡoban], [ˈvɔɡoban]

Noun

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ভগবান (bhogban)

  1. (Hinduism) God, the Almighty
  2. (Hinduism) a god; male deity, lord
    ভগবান কৃষ্ণ
    bhogban kriśno
    Lord Krishna
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