বা

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See also: , বি-, and বে-

Assamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit বা (). Compare Hindi वा (), Bengali বা (ba).

Conjunction[edit]

বা (ba)

  1. or
    মই চাহ বা কফি খামmoi sah ba kophi kham.I will drink tea or coffee

Etymology 2[edit]

Cognate with Kamta বাই (bai), বাইও (baiü), Marathi बाई (bāī). Compare Sylheti ꠛꠥꠀꠁ (buai).

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

বা (ba)

  1. elder sister
Kinship declension[edit]

See also[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit ৱাত (vāta), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (wind).

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

বা (ba)

  1. breeze
    Synonym: মালয়া-বতাহ (maloya-botah)

Bengali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वा (), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-wā, from Proto-Indo-European *-wē.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ba/, [ˈbaː], [ˈbaˑ]
    (file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ba/, [ˈbaː], [ˈbaˑ]

Conjunction[edit]

বা (ba)

  1. or

Derived terms[edit]