ডোবা

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Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀟𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀩𑀇 (ḍubbaï, to sink), metathesized from 𑀩𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀇 (buḍḍaï), from Sanskrit बुड्यति (buḍyati), possibly of onomatopoeic origin. Doublet of বুড় (buṛ).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɖoba/, [ˈɖobaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /doba/, [ˈdobaˑ]
  • Rhymes: -oba
  • Hyphenation: ডো‧বা

Verb

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ডোবা (ḍōba)

  1. (intransitive) to sink
    Antonym: ভাসা (bhaśa)
    জাহাজটা ডুবছে!
    jahajṭa ḍubche!
    The ship is sinking!
  2. (intransitive) to drown
    এই পুকুরে ডোবা অসম্ভব।
    ei pukure ḍōba ośombhob.
    It's impossible to drown in this pond.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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