বাহির

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀩𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀭 (bāhira), from Sanskrit बहिर् (bahir). Cognate to Assamese বাহিৰ (bahir), Marathi बाहेर (bāher), Hindi बाहर (bāhar), Urdu باہر (baahar). Original, h-preserving form of বাইর (bair) and adverbial original h-preserving form of বাইরে (baire).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /bahiɾ/, [ˈbahiɾ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bahiɹ/, [ˈbahiɹ]

Adverb

বাহির • (bahir) (Sadhu Bhasha)

  1. outside
  2. outdoors, out
  3. overseas, abroad; away from home

Usage notes

  • Despite being a Shadhu term, this is still often used in Standard Bengali as well as Northern Bengali dialects.

Derived terms

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