Bengali

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit কন্যা (kanyā, maiden, virgin; daughter), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kanyáH, from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (new, fresh).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kɔnːa/, [ˈkɔnːaˑ], /konːa/, [ˈkonːaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kɔnːa/, [ˈkɔnːaˑ], /konːa/, [ˈkonːaˑ]
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Noun

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কন্যা (konna)

  1. daughter
  2. bride
  3. virgin
  4. (poetic) young girl
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