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মেলা

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Assamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sanskrit উন্মীলযতি (unmīlayati, to open).

Adjective

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মেলা (mela)

  1. opened

Verb

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মেলা (mela) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. to open
    Antonyms: জপোৱা (zopüa), মুদা (muda)
  2. to spread out
    Synonym: (on something) পৰা (pora)
    হাত-ভৰি মেলি বিছনা বাগ݁ৰিলে।
    hat-bhori meli bisonat bagorile.
    He lay down on the bed with his arms and legs spread.
  3. (intransitive) to bloom
    Synonym: ফুলা (phula)
  4. to stretch
    Synonym: বহলোৱা (boholüa)
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Sanskrit মেল (meeting).

Noun

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মেলা (mela)

  1. fair
Declension
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Bengali

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀉𑀫𑁆𑀫𑁂𑀮𑁂𑀇 (ummelei), from Sanskrit उन्मीलयति (unmīlayati, opens). Cognate with Odia ମେଲିବା (melibā), Varhadi उमयनं (umayna), Ahirani उमलनं (umalna), उमयनं (umayna), Gujarati ઊમલવું (ūmalvũ), Hindi उमेलना (umelnā), Marathi उमलणे (umalṇe).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mæ.la/
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  • Rhymes: -æla
  • Hyphenation: মে‧লা

Verb

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মেলা (mela)

  1. to open, to spread out
    হাত পা মেলে শুয়ে পড়লো।
    hat pa mele śuẏe poṛolō.
    Spreading their arms and legs, he/she lay down.
Conjugation
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Chalita
Sadhu

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀇 (milaï), from Sanskrit मिलति (milati, to meet).

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /me.la/
  • Rhymes: -ela
  • Hyphenation: মে‧লা

Verb

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মেলা (mela)

  1. to meet
  2. to assemble
  3. to match
  4. to rhyme
  5. to add up, to make sense
    কিছুতেই হিসেব মিলছে না।
    kichutei hiśeb miloche na.
    The numbers just aren't adding up.
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Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Inherited from Sanskrit मेल (mela, meeting).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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মেলা (mela)

  1. fair
    বাড়ির পাশেই মেলা বসেছে।
    baṛir paśei mela bośeche.
    They set up a fair right by our house.
Inflection
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Inflection of মেলা
nominative মেলা
mêla
objective মেলা / মেলাকে
mêla (semantically general or indefinite) / mêlake (semantically definite)
genitive মেলার
mêlar
locative মেলাতে / মেলায়
mêlate / mêlaẏ
Indefinite forms
nominative মেলা
mêla
objective মেলা / মেলাকে
mêla (semantically general or indefinite) / mêlake (semantically definite)
genitive মেলার
mêlar
locative মেলাতে / মেলায়
mêlate / mêlaẏ
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative মেলাটি , মেলাটা
mêlaṭi, mêlaṭa
মেলাগুলি, মেলাগুলা, মেলাগুলো
mêlaguli, mêlagula, mêlagulō
objective মেলাটি, মেলাটা
mêlaṭi, mêlaṭa
মেলাগুলি, মেলাগুলা, মেলাগুলো
mêlaguli, mêlagula, mêlagulō
genitive মেলাটির, মেলাটার
mêlaṭir, mêlaṭar
মেলাগুলির, মেলাগুলার, মেলাগুলোর
mêlagulir, mêlagular, mêlagulōr
locative মেলাটিতে, মেলাটাতে, মেলাটায়
mêlaṭite, mêlaṭate, mêlaṭaẏ
মেলাগুলিতে, মেলাগুলাতে, মেলাগুলায়, মেলাগুলোতে
mêlagulite, mêlagulate, mêlagulaẏ, mêlagulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).