Bengali

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Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /pɔɽa/, [ˈpɔɽaˑ], /pɔɾa/, [ˈpɔɾaˑ]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /pɔɹa/, [ˈpɔɹaˑ]
  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /pɔɾa/, [ˈpɔɾaˑ], [ˈɸɔɹaˑ]
    Homophone: পরা (pora)
    Hyphenation: প‧ড়া

Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀠𑀇 (paḍhaï), from Sanskrit पृथ् (pṛth). Cognate with Hindi पढ़ना (paṛhnā).

    Verb

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    পড়া (poṛa)

    1. to read; to study
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    Etymology 2

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      Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀟𑀇 (paḍaï), from Sanskrit पत॑ति (pátati), from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti, from *peth₂-.

      Verb

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      পড়া (poṛa)

      1. to fall, to fall down
      Conjugation
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      Note 1