পহেলা

Bengali

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    Cardinal: এক (ek)
    Ordinal: প্রথম (prothom), পহেলা (pohela)
    Adverbial: একবার (ekbar)
    Multiplier: একগুণ (ekogun)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀧𑀳𑀺𑀮 (pahila), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀣𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (prathilla), from 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀣 (pratha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮- (-illa-), from Sanskrit प्रथम (prathama), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pratʰamás. Cognate with Assamese পহিলা (pohila), Bhojpuri 𑂣𑂯𑂱𑂪𑂰 (pahilā) and Hindi पहला (pahlā). Doublet of প্রথম (prothom).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /pɔhela/, [ˈpɔhelaˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /pɔhela/, [ˈpɔhelaˑ]

Adjective

পহেলা • (pohela) (comparative আরও পহেলা, superlative সবচেয়ে পহেলা)

  1. first
    Synonym: প্রথম (prothom)
  2. best

Derived terms

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