মগজ ধোলাই

Bengali

Etymology

Calque of English brain-washing, itself a calque of Chinese 洗腦／洗脑 (xǐnǎo, literally “to wash the brain”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /mɔɡod͡ʒ‿d̪ʱolai̯/, [ˈmɔɡoz̪̪d̪ʱolai̯], [ˈmɔɡod͡ʒd̪ʱolai̯]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /mɔɡodʑ‿d̪ʱolai̯/, [ˈmɔɡoz̪̪d̪ʱolai̯]

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Noun

মগজ ধোলাই • (mogoj dhōlai)

1. brain-washing