Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ʃɔo̯a/, [ˈʃɔo̯aˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ʃɔo̯a/, [ˈʃɔo̯aˑ], /ʃo̯a/, [ˈʃo̯aˑ]

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀯𑀸𑀬 (savāya), from Sanskrit सपाद (sapāda, increased by a quarter), a compound of स- (sa-, collective or additive prefix) +‎ पाद (pāda, quarter). Cognate with Odia ସଉଆ (sauā), Hindi सवा (savā), Gujarati સ​વા (sa​vā), Kashmiri سۄاد (sọād).

Noun

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সওয়া (śoōẇa)

  1. one and a quarter

Adjective

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সওয়া (śoōẇa)

  1. increased by a quarter
  2. (time) quarter past
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Etymology 2

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    H-dropped form of earlier সহা (śoha).

    Alternative forms

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    Verb

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    সওয়া (śoōẇa)

    1. to tolerate; to resist; to bear
      Synonym: বরদাশত করা (bôrdasht kôra)
      আর তো সইতে পারছি না
      ar tō śoite parchi na.
      I can bear this no longer.
    Conjugation
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    Chalita
    Sadhu

    References

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    • Accessible Dictionary, [1] Government of Bangladesh
    • Accessible Dictionary, [2] Government of Bangladesh