জবাই

Bengali

Alternative forms

• জবে (jobe), জবেহ (jobeho)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ذَبْح (zabh), ذَبِیح (zabīh), from Arabic ذَبْح (ḏabḥ).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɔbai̯/, [ˈd͡ʒɔbai̯]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /dʑɔbai̯/, [ˈdʑɔbai̯]

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• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /d̪zɔbai̯/, [ˈd̪zɔbai̯], [ˈzɔbai̯]

Noun

জবাই • (jobai)

1. slaught, slaughter, slaughtering
2. butcher, butchering