বা

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See also: , বি-, and বে-

Assamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit বা (). Compare Hindi वा (), Bengali বা (ba).

Conjunction

বা (ba)

  1. or
    মই চাহ বা কফি খামmoi sah ba kophi kham.I will drink tea or coffee

Etymology 2

Cognate with Kamta বাই (bai), বাইও (baiü), Marathi बाई (bāī). Compare Sylheti ꠛꠥꠀꠁ (buai).

Alternative forms

Noun

বা (ba)

  1. elder sister
Kinship declension

See also

Etymology 3

Inherited from Sanskrit ৱাত (vāta), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (wind).

Alternative forms

Noun

বা (ba)

  1. breeze
    Synonym: মালয়া-বতাহ (maloya-botah)

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वा (), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-wā, from Proto-Indo-European *-wē.

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ba/, ,
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ba/, ,

Conjunction

বা (ba)

  1. or

Derived terms