দোভাষী

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Bengali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally “of two-languages”. From দো- (dō-, “two”) + ভাষ (bhaś, “speech, talk”) + ী (i, “relating to”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d̪obʱaʃi/, [ˈd̪obʱaʃiˑ], [ˈd̪ovaʃiˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /d̪obʱaʃi/, [ˈd̪obʱaʃiˑ], [ˈd̪ovaʃiˑ]

Noun[edit]

দোভাষী • (dōbhaśi) (objective দোভাষী (dōbhaśi) or দোভাষীকে (dōbhaśike), genitive দোভাষীর (dōbhaśir), locative দোভাষীতে (dōbhaśite))

  1. Dobhashi (A style of Bengali used in poetry that linguistically adapts Persian grammar and vocabulary; a mix of Persian and Bengali)
    Synonym: যাবনী মিশাল (jabônī miśal)

Adjective[edit]

দোভাষী • (dōbhaśi) (comparative আরও দোভাষী, superlative সবচেয়ে দোভাষী)

  1. bilingual

References[edit]

  • Abdul Mannan, Kazi (1996) The Emergence and Development of Dobhasi Literature in Bengal (up to 1855 AD), University of Dhaka
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