Bengali

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit যদি (yadi). Completely replaced earlier (tadbhava) জই (joi). Cognate with Odia ଯଦି (jôdi), Hindi यदि (yadi), Nepali यदि (yadi)

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d͡ʒod̪i/, [ˈd͡ʒod̪iˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑod̪i/, [ˈdʑod̪iˑ]
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Conjunction

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যদি (jodi)

  1. if
    যদি তুমি কুকুর পছন্দ করো না, তুমি একটা কেন কিনবে?
    jodi tumi kukur pochondo korō na, tumi ekṭa keno kinbe?
    If you don't like dogs, why are you buying one?