দ

Assamese

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit দ্ৰহ (draha, “deep lake”). Cognate with Bengali দ (do) / দহ (doho, “tank, lake, deep pool”), Odia ଦହ (daha, “lake, deep (water), marsh, mud”), Nepali दह (daha, “natural pond, cistern”), Bhojpuri 𑂠𑂯 (dah) / दह (dah, “lake”), Hindustani دہ / दह (dah, “deep pool”), Sinhalese දහ (daha, “lake, pond”), Pali daha (“pond, lake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɔː]

Noun

দ • (do)

1. deep

   বাৰিষা কালত পুখুৰীটো বৰ দ হৈ যায়। ― barixa kalot pukhuritü bor do hoi zay. ― The pond becomes very deep during the rainy season.

Derived terms

• দ কে (do ke)
• দ কৈ (do koi)

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔn.tia dɔ/, /dɔn.tɔ dɔ/, /dɔ/

Letter

দ • (d)

1. The 29th character in the Assamese alphabet. It is called দন্তীয়া দ (dontia do) or দন্ত দ (donto do)

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Bengali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ɔ/

Letter

দ • (do)

1. The 29th character in the Bengali abugida