সারা

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀭 (sāra, “all, whole”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit सार (sāra, “strong, rough; best”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃaɾa/, [ˈʃaɾaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃaɹa/, [ˈʃaɹaˑ]

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Determiner

সারা • (sara)

1. whole, entire

   সারা রাত আমি ঘুমাই।

   śara rat ami ghumai.

   I sleep the whole night.

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sāˊra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press