জাত

Bengali

Alternative forms

• জাইত (jait) — Varendra, Vanga

Etymology

Umlauted from earlier Middle Bengali জাইত (jait), ultimately a semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit জাতি (jāti). Doublet of জাতি (jati), a learned borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒat̪/, [ˈd͡ʒat̪]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /dʑat̪/, [ˈdʑat̪]

Noun

জাত • (jat)

1. (Chiefly living things) type; quality

   Synonyms: ধরন (dhôrôn), রকম (rôkôm)

   এটা খুব ভাল জাতের আম

   eṭa khub bhalô jater am

   This is a mango of very good quality

2. ethnicity; community; race; jati; caste

   Synonyms: জাতি (jati), বর্ণ (borno)

   ও নিজের জাত ভুলেছে

   o nijer jat bhuleche

   He has forgotten his own race

3. (Biology) breed; species, genus

   Synonym: প্রজাতি (projati)

   এটা কোন জাতের ঘোড়া?

   eṭa kon jater ghoṛa?

   Of which breed is this horse?

Prefix

জাত • (jat)

1. authentic; chief; best; skilled

   তিনি ছিলেন জাতকবি

   tini chilen jatkôbi

   He was an authentic poet

References

• Accessible Dictionary, [1] Government of Bangladesh

• Accessible Dictionary, [2] Government of Bangladesh

• Samsad Bangala Abhidhana, [3] Sailendra Biswas, University of Chicago