আরে

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Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀭𑁂 (are), from Sanskrit अरे (are), an onomatopoeic expression. Cognate with Assamese আৰে (are), Odia ଆରେ (āre), Hindi अरे (are), Gujarati અરે (are), Vaghri અરે (are), Marathi अरे (are), Kumaoni अरे (are), Sindhi اراي (are).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /aɾe/, [ˈaɾeˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /aɹe/, [ˈaɹeˑ]

Interjection

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আরে (are)

  1. hello, hey, yo, um, uh (an expression to get attention or express various feelings: surprise, astonishment, anger, discontent, frustration, or shame)