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Bengali
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian تماشا (tamāšā, “amusement, pleasure”), from Arabic تَمَشَّى (tamaššā, “stroll”). Cognate with Bhojpuri तमासा (tamāsā), Hindustani تماشہ / तमाशा (tamāśā), Malayalam തമാശ (tamāśa).
Pronunciation
Noun
তামাশা • (tamaśa)
- fun, jest
- Synonyms: ঠাট্টা (ṭhaṭṭa), মজা (moja), মশকরা (mośkora), পরিহাস (porihaś), কৌতুক (kōutuk)
- amusement; entertainment
Derived terms
Further reading
- Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D., volume 398, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers.