ছোঁয়া

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Bengali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀙𑀼𑀯𑀇 (chuvaï), from Sanskrit छुपति (chupati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *šćupati, from Proto-Indo-European *sḱupeti, whence also Russian щу́пать (ščúpatʹ). Cognate with Assamese ছোৱা (süa), Odia ଛୁଇଁବା (chuĩba), Maithili छुअब (chub), Nepali छुनु (chunu), Hindi छूना (chūnā), Gujarati છોવું (chovũ), Punjabi ਛੂਹਣਾ (chūhṇā), Sindhi ڇُهَڻُ (chuhaṇu).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /tʃʰõa/, [ˈtʃʰõaˑ]
    (file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕʰõa/, [ˈtɕʰõaˑ], /tɕʰo̯a/, [ˈtɕʰo̯aˑ]

Verb[edit]

ছোঁয়া (chō̃ẇa)

  1. to touch
    Synonyms: লাগা (laga), স্পর্শ করা (sporśo kora)

Conjugation[edit]

Chalita
Sadhu