ব্যবস্থা

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit व्यवस्था (vyavasthā), from वि- (vi-, prefix denoting distribution) + अवस्था (avasthā, “state, condition”), itself composed of अव (ava, “this”) + स्था (sthā, “to stand, stay (in a condition)”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /bæbost̪ʰa/, [ˈbæbost̪ʰaˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /bɛbost̪ʰa/, [ˈbɛbost̪ʰaˑ]

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Noun

ব্যবস্থা • (bêbostha)

1. system
2. arrangement

Derived terms

• ব্যবস্থা করা (bêbostha kora)
• ব্যবস্থাপনা (bêbosthapna)