হিজড়া

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀳𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟 (*hijjaḍa), from *𑀳𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚 (*hijja, “defective”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /hid͡ʒɽa/, [hid͡ʒɽaˑ], /hid͡ʒɾa/, [hid͡ʒɾaˑ]

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

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Noun

হিজড়া • (hijoṛa)

1. hijra