দূরভাষা

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]
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Noun

দূরভাষা • (durbhaśa)

  1. (neologism, rare) telephone

Synonyms