Bengali

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Etymology

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Corruption of রঙ্গ (rôṅgô), from Sanskrit রঙ্গ (raṅga).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɹaŋ/, [ɹaŋ]
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Noun

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রাং (raṅ)

  1. tin[1]
    Synonym: টিন (ṭin)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Haughton, Graves C. (1833) A Dictionary, Bengálí and Sanskrit, Explained in English, and Adapted for Students of Either Language[1], London: J. L. Cox & Son, page 2383