Assamese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian روزه (rōza), from Middle Persian [script needed] (rōzag). Compare Bengali রোজা (rōja), Hindi रोज़ा (rozā), Sylheti ꠞꠥꠎꠣ (ruza).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ৰোজা (rüza)

  1. (Islam) fasting
    Synonym: লঘোন (loghün)