হাসপাতাল

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali *আসপাতাল (*aśpatal), from Portuguese hospital (/⁠ośpatal⁠/), with later addition of the initial aspirate due to influence from English hospital; either way, from Latin hospitalis (“hospice; guesthouse”). Doublet of হসপিটাল (hośpiṭal).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /haʃpat̪al/, [haʃpat̪al]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /haʃpat̪al/, [haʃpat̪al]

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Noun

হাসপাতাল • (haśpatal)

1. hospital

   Synonym: হসপিটাল (hośpiṭal)