আরে

Bengali

Etymology

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

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /aɾe/, [ˈaɾeˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /aɹe/, [ˈaɹeˑ]

Interjection

আরে • (are)

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