ধেৎ

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ধেত (dhet), ধুত (dhut), ধুৎ (dhut), দেৎ (det), দুৎ (dut)

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, similar to ধুর (dhur). Compare Hindi धत (dhat).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱæt̪/, [ˈd̪ʱæt̪], /d̪ʱɛt̪/, [ˈd̪ʱɛt̪]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱæt̪/, [ˈd̪ʱæt̪], /d̪ʱɛt̪/, [ˈd̪ʱɛt̪]
• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱæt̪/, [ˈd̪ʱæt̪], [ˈd̪ǽt̪], /d̪ʱɛt̪/, [ˈd̪ʱɛt̪], [ˈd̪ɛ́t̪]
• (Varendra) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱæt̪/, [ˈd̪ʱæt̪], /d̪ʱɛt̪/, [ˈd̪ʱɛt̪]

Interjection

ধেৎ • (dhet)

1. dang it, fie (expressing contempt, regret, vexation, disagreement)

   ধেৎ, গিঁটটা তো খোলাই যাচ্ছে না!

   dhet, gĩṭṭa tō khōlai jacche na!

   Dang it, the knot can't be untied!