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Etymology 1

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From Sanskrit सार (sāra).

Pronunciation

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

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সার (śar)

  1. pith, essence[1]
  2. cream[1]
  3. strength, vigour, firmness[1]
  4. water[1]
    Synonyms: পানি (pani), জল (jol), বারি (bari), সলিল (śolil), উদক (udôk), তোয় (tōẏ), নীর (nir), পয়ঃ (pôyôḥ), উদ (ud)
  5. wealth[1]
  6. manure, dung,[1] fertilizer
Derived terms
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(Nouns)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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সার (śar)

  1. Alternative form of স্যার (sêr)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 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 2635