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Assamese
Pronunciation
Adjective
বাম • (bam)
- shallow, not deep, of little depth
- Synonyms: তৰাং (toraṅ), তৰঙুৱা (toroṅua), তৰ (tor), অগভীৰ (ogobhir)
- high (land), not easily inundated
Bengali
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वाम (vāma). Doublet of বাঁ (bã).
Pronunciation
Adjective
বাম • (bam) (comparative আরও বাম, superlative সবচেয়ে বাম)
- left
- Antonym: ডান (ḍan)
তিনি বাম হাত দিয়ে লেখেন।- tini bam hat diẏe lekhen.
- He writes with his left hand.
Early Assamese
Etymology
From Sanskrit ৱাম (vāma).
Adjective
বাম (bamo)
- (direction) left
সীতাৰ কেশত বাম হাতে ধৰিলেক ।
দক্ষিণৰ হাতে খাণ্ডা থিৱ কৰিলেক ॥- sītaro keśoto bamo hate dhorileko ,
dokṣiṇoro hate khaṇḍa thiwo korileko . - Held Sita's hair by (his) left hand,
erected the sword in (his) right hand.
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