"বা" meaning in Bengali

See বা in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /ba/ (note: Rarh), [ˈbaː] (note: Rarh), [ˈbaˑ] (note: Rarh), /ba/ (note: Dhaka), [ˈbaː] (note: Dhaka), [ˈbaˑ] (note: Dhaka) Forms: ba [romanization]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वा (vā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-wā, from Proto-Indo-European *-wē. Etymology templates: {{lbor|bn|sa|वा}} Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वा (vā), {{der|bn|iir-pro|*-wā}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *-wā, {{der|bn|ine-pro|*-wē}} Proto-Indo-European *-wē Head templates: {{head|bn|conjunction|head=|sort=|tr=}} বা • (ba), {{bn-conjunction}} বা • (ba)
  1. or Derived forms: অথবা (othoba), কিংবা (kiṅba), নতুবা (notuba)
    Sense id: en-বা-bn-conj-cXVRejcL Categories (other): Bengali entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for বা meaning in Bengali (1.5kB)

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    {
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          "word": "অথবা"
        },
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        },
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      "note": "Rarh"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbaˑ]",
      "note": "Rarh"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ba/",
      "note": "Dhaka"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbaː]",
      "note": "Dhaka"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbaˑ]",
      "note": "Dhaka"
    }
  ],
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    },
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    },
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    }
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      "ipa": "/ba/",
      "note": "Rarh"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈbaː]",
      "note": "Rarh"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbaˑ]",
      "note": "Rarh"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ba/",
      "note": "Dhaka"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbaː]",
      "note": "Dhaka"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbaˑ]",
      "note": "Dhaka"
    }
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}

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