দোসরা

Bengali

Alternative forms

• দোস্‌রা (dōs‌ra), দোছরা (dōchora), দুসরী (duśori), দুসরা (duśora)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi दूसरा ~ दूसरी (dūsrā ~ dūsrī), from Sanskrit *দ্ৱিঃসর (dviḥsara, “two-stringed”), from দ্ৱিঃ (dviḥ, “two”) +‎ সর (sara, “string, cord”). Cognate with Assamese দোছোৰা (düsüra).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d̪oʃoɾa/, [ˈd̪oʃoɾaˑ], /d̪oʃɔɾa/, [ˈd̪oʃɔɾaˑ], /d̪oʃɾa/, [ˈd̪oʃɾaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /d̪oʃoɹa/, [ˈd̪oʃoɹaˑ], /d̪oʃɔɹa/, [ˈd̪oʃɔɹaˑ], /d̪oʃɹa/, [ˈd̪oʃɹaˑ]

Adjective

দোসরা • (dōśora) (comparative আরও দোসরা, superlative সবচেয়ে দোসরা)

1. other, another, second

   Synonym: দ্বিতীয় (ditiẏo)

Noun

দোসরা • (dōśora)

1. copy, duplicate
2. alternative, replacement
3. (cricket) doosra

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “দোসরা, দোস্‌রা, দুসরী” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “দোসরা” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• “দোসরা” Bangla-English, English & Bengali Online Dictionary & Grammar
• “দোসরা” Bangla-Bangla, English & Bengali Online Dictionary & Grammar