সারা

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀭 (sāra, “all, whole”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit सार (sāra, “strong, rough; best”).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ʃaɾa/, [ˈʃaɾaˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ʃaɹa/, [ˈʃaɹaˑ]
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Determiner

সারা • (sara)

  1. whole, entire
    সারা রাত আমি ঘুমাই।
    śara rat ami ghumai.
    I sleep the whole night.

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sāˊra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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