লম্বা

Bengali

Etymology

From Sanskrit लम्ब (lamba).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /lɔmba/, [ˈlɔmbaˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /lɔmba/, [ˈlɔmbaˑ]

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Adjective

লম্বা • (lômba) (comparative আরও লম্বা, superlative সবচেয়ে লম্বা)

1. tall

   ওর ভাই কি লম্বা? - হ্যাঁ, সে অনেক লম্বা.

   ōr bhai ki lomba? - hã, śe onek lomba.

   Is his/her brother tall? - Yes, he's very tall.

2. long (of vertical things such as hair)

   তার চুল কত লম্বা?

   tar cul kot lomba?

   How long is his/her hair?

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “লম্বা”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]