শাখা

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit শাখা (śākhā).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃakʰa/, [ˈʃakʰaˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃakʰa/, [ˈʃakʰaˑ]

Noun

শাখা • (śakha)

1. branch (of a business)
2. branch, field of study
3. sect, school; shakha
4. tributary (of a river)

Derived terms

• শাখানদী (śakhanodi)
• শাখামৃগ (śakhamrig)
• শাখাচ্যুত (śakhaccut)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “শাখা” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “শাখা” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh