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জিনিস

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Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian جنس (jins), from Arabic جنس (jins). Cognate with Hindi जिंस (jins), Punjabi ਜਿਨਸ (jinas), Gujarati જણસ (jaṇas), Marathi जिन्नस (jinnas).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiniʃ/, [ˈd͡ʒiniʃ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑiniʃ/, [ˈdʑiniʃ]
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Noun

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জিনিস (jiniś)

  1. thing
    সমাজে তরক্কি জন্য দরকার তিনটি জিনিষে
    śomajer torokkir jonno dorkar tinṭi jiniṣer
    Three things are needed for the progress of society
    - Muhammad Wajed Ali
  2. goods
    Synonyms: সামান (śaman), মাল (mal)
  3. kind
  4. sort