ধেৎ

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • ধেত (dhet), ধুত (dhut), ধুৎ (dhut), দেৎ (det), দুৎ (dut)

Etymology

Sound-symbolic, similar to ধুর (dhur). Compare Hindi धत (dhat).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d̪ʱæt̪/, [ˈd̪ʱæt̪], /d̪ʱɛt̪/, [ˈd̪ʱɛt̪]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /d̪ʱæt̪/, [ˈd̪ʱæt̪], /d̪ʱɛt̪/, [ˈd̪ʱɛt̪]
  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /d̪ʱæt̪/, [ˈd̪ʱæt̪], [ˈd̪ǽt̪], /d̪ʱɛt̪/, [ˈd̪ʱɛt̪], [ˈd̪ɛ́t̪]
  • (Varendra) IPA(key): /d̪ʱæt̪/, [ˈd̪ʱæt̪], /d̪ʱɛt̪/, [ˈd̪ʱɛt̪]

Interjection

ধেৎ • (dhet)

  1. dang it, fie (expressing contempt, regret, vexation, disagreement)
    ধেৎ, গিঁটটা তো খোলাই যাচ্ছে না!
    dhet, gĩṭṭa tō khōlai jacche na!
    Dang it, the knot can't be untied!
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