সারা

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Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀭 (sāra, all, whole) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit सार (sāra, strong, rough; best).

Pronunciation

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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ʃaɹa/, [ˈʃaɹaˑ]
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Determiner

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সারা (sara)

  1. whole, entire
    সারা রাত আমি ঘুমাই
    śara rat ami ghumai.
    I sleep the whole night.

References

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  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sāˊra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press