আপকাওয়াস্তে

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Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Urdu آپ کے واسطے (āp ke vāste, for one’s own sake, for your sake). The original meaning of آپ (āp) was “self” but is now “you”. See آپ کا (āp kā) and واسطے (vāste). Doublet of ওয়াস্তা (ōẇasta).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /apkao̯ast̪e/, [ˈapkao̯ast̪eˑ]

Adverb

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আপকাওয়াস্তে (apokaōẇaste)

  1. for your own self
  2. for one’s own self

Adjective

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আপকাওয়াস্তে (apokaōẇaste) (comparative আরও আপকাওয়াস্তে, superlative সবচেয়ে আপকাওয়াস্তে)

  1. flattering; adulatory
  2. self-seeking; selfish

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