Bengali
Etymology
Calque of English telephone: দূর (dur) + ভাষা (bhaśa). Compare New Sanskrit दूरभाष (dūrabhāṣa).
Pronunciation
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /d̪uɾbʱaʃa/, [ˈd̪uɾbʱaʃaˑ], [ˈd̪uɾvaʃaˑ]
- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /d̪uɹbʱaʃa/, [ˈd̪uɹbʱaʃaˑ], [ˈd̪uɹvaʃaˑ]
Noun
দূরভাষা • (durbhaśa)
- (neologism, rare) telephone
Synonyms