সাঁই

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Bengali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle Bengali সাঞি (sãi), from Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀁𑀇 (sāṃi), from Sanskrit स्वामी (svāmī). Doublet of স্বামী (śami) and সোয়ামি (śōẇami).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ʃai̯/, [ˈʃai̯]
    (file)

Noun[edit]

সাঁই (śãi)

  1. (chiefly in Baul tradition) a religious preceptor or associate
  2. lord, God

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