Odia

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit [Term?]. Cognate to Bengali বেশী (beśi).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ବେଶି (beśi)

  1. great; large
  2. much
  3. too much

Adverb

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ବେଶି (beśi)

  1. more than

References

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  • Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940) “ବେଶି”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press
  • Neukom, Lukas (2003) A grammar of Oriya[1], Zürich: Seminar für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, page 73