দোভাষী

Bengali

Etymology

Literally “of two-languages”. From দো- (dō-, “two”) + ভাষ (bhaś, “speech, talk”) + ী (i, “relating to”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d̪obʱaʃi/, [ˈd̪obʱaʃiˑ], [ˈd̪ovaʃiˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /d̪obʱaʃi/, [ˈd̪obʱaʃiˑ], [ˈd̪ovaʃiˑ]

Noun

দোভাষী • (dōbhaśi) (objective দোভাষী (dōbhaśi) or দোভাষীকে (dōbhaśike), genitive দোভাষীর (dōbhaśir), locative দোভাষীতে (dōbhaśite))

1. Dobhashi (A style of Bengali used in poetry that linguistically adapts Persian grammar and vocabulary; a mix of Persian and Bengali)

   Synonym: যাবনী মিশাল (jabônī miśal)

Adjective

দোভাষী • (dōbhaśi) (comparative আরও দোভাষী, superlative সবচেয়ে দোভাষী)

1. bilingual

References

• Abdul Mannan, Kazi (1996) The Emergence and Development of Dobhasi Literature in Bengal (up to 1855 AD), University of Dhaka