বিধবা

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विधवा (vidhavā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwidʰáwaH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéweh₂ (“widow”, literally “one who is (permanently) separated”). Cognate with English widow.

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /bid̪ʱoba/, [ˈbid̪ʱobaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bid̪ʱoba/, [ˈbid̪ʱobaˑ]

Noun

বিধবা • (bidhba)

  1. widow
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