Odia

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit सार (sāra). Cognate to Bengali সারা (śara) and Hindi सारा (sārā).

Pronunciation

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Determiner

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ସାରା (sara)

  1. all, whole; entire

Adjective

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ସାରା (sara)

  1. full; complete
  2. completed; finished

Suffix

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ସାରା (-sara)

  1. (only used with inanimate nouns) whole

References

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  • Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940) “ସାରା”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press
  • Neukom, Lukas (2003) A grammar of Oriya[1], Zürich: Seminar für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, page 45