Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀇 (sajjei), from Sanskrit सज्जयति (sajjayati, to attach, decorate). Doublet of আসক্ত (aśokto, attached, addicted).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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সাজা (śaja)

  1. (intransitive) to dress up, to wear makeup and/or jewelery
  2. (transitive) to dress up as
    আমরা ডাকাত সেজে এলাম।
    amra ḍakat śeje elam.
    We came dressed as robbers.
    (literally, “We, having dressed up as robbers, came.”)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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