বিধবা
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Bengali
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विधवा (vidhavā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwidʰáwaH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéweh₂ (“widow”, literally “one who is (permanently) separated”). Cognate with English widow.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]বিধবা • (bidhba)