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 Magadhi Prakrit 𑀧𑀠𑀇 (paḍhaï), from Sanskrit পঠতি (paṭhati). Cognate with Hindi পঢ়না. Doublet of পাঠ (paṭh, to read, recite, study), পঠন (poṭhon, reading, recitation, study), পাঠ্য (paṭṭho, text) and পাঠক (paṭhok, reader, studier).

Verb

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পড়া (poṛa)

  1. to read; to study
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀧𑀟𑀤𑀺 (paḍadi), from Sanskrit पतति (patati). Doublet of পাড়া (paṛa, to fetch, bring down), পাত (pat, fall, destruction, ruin), পতন (poton, fall, decline, degeneration), পতিত (potito, fallen, declined, abject), পাতা (pata, leaf, page), and পত্র (potro, page, paper).

Verb

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পড়া (poṛa)

  1. to fall, to fall down
Conjugation
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