জাত

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Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Umlauted from earlier Middle Bengali জাইত (jait), ultimately a semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit জাতি (jāti). Doublet of জাতি (jati), a learned borrowing.

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d͡ʒat̪/,
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑat̪/,

Noun

জাত • (jat)

  1. (Chiefly living things) type; quality
    Synonyms: ধরন (dhôrôn), রকম (rôkôm)
    এটা খুব ভাল জাতের আম
    eṭa khub bhalô jater am
    This is a mango of very good quality
  2. ethnicity; community; race; jati; caste
    Synonyms: জাতি (jati), বর্ণ (borno)
    ও নিজের জাত ভুলেছে
    o nijer jat bhuleche
    He has forgotten his own race
  3. (Biology) breed; species, genus
    Synonym: প্রজাতি (projati)
    এটা কোন জাতের ঘোড়া?
    eṭa kon jater ghoṛa?
    Of which breed is this horse?

Prefix

জাত • (jat)

  1. authentic; chief; best; skilled
    তিনি ছিলেন জাতকবি
    tini chilen jatkôbi
    He was an authentic poet

References

  • Accessible Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh
  • Accessible Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh
  • Samsad Bangala Abhidhana, Sailendra Biswas, University of Chicago
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