তার

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Bengali

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Etymology 1

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Compound of তা (ta, 3rd-person singular pronoun) +‎ -র (-r, genitive marker), with the first element becoming obsolete as an independent pronoun (only remaining compounded in this word and others like তারা (tara)).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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তার (tar)

  1. genitive of সে (śe)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Classical Persian تار (tār, cord). Compare Assamese তাৰ (tar), Hindi तार (tār).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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তার (tar)

  1. cord
  2. wire
  3. cable