রোয়াইঙ্গা

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • রোহিঙ্গা (rōhiṅga)

Etymology

Deglottalised from রোহাইঙ্গা (rōhaiṅga), debuccalised from an earlier রোসাইঙ্গা (rōśaiṅga), the Vangiya epenthesized form of রোসাঙ্গিয়া (rōśaṅgiẏa), from রোসাঙ্গ (rōśaṅgo, “Arakan”) +‎ -ইয়া (-iẏa, relational suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ro̯ai̯ŋɡa/, [ˈro̯ai̯ŋɡaˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɹo̯ai̯ŋɡa/, [ɹo̯ai̯ŋɡaˑ]

Adjective

রোয়াইঙ্গা • (rōẇaiṅga) (comparative আরও রোয়াইঙ্গা, superlative সবচেয়ে রোয়াইঙ্গা)

  1. Of or relating to the Rohingya
  2. Of or relating to Arakan

Noun

রোয়াইঙ্গা • (rōẇaiṅga)

  1. a Rohingya
  2. an Arakanese

Synonyms

  • আরাকানী (arakani)
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