কন্যা

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit কন্যা (kanyā, “maiden, virgin; daughter”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kanyáH, from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“new, fresh”). Doublet of কানিজ (kanij).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kɔnːa/, [ˈkɔnːaˑ], /konːa/, [ˈkonːaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kɔnːa/, [ˈkɔnːaˑ], /konːa/, [ˈkonːaˑ]
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Noun

কন্যা • (konna)

  1. daughter
  2. bride
  3. virgin
  4. (poetic) young girl
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