Dobhashi

English

Alternative forms

• Dobhasi

Etymology

From Bengali দোভাষী (dobhaśī, “of two-languages”).

Proper noun

Dobhashi

1. A style of Bengali used that linguistically adapts Persian grammar and vocabulary; a mix of Persian and Bengali.

Translations

Dobhashi

• Arabic: دُوبَاشِيّ m (dūbāšiyy)
• Bengali: দোভাষী (bn) (dobhaśī)
• Hindi: दोभाषी (dobhāṣī)
• Persian: دوبهاشی (dobhâši)
• Urdu: دوبھاشی (dobhāṣī)

References

• Abdul Mannan, Kazi (1996) The Emergence and Development of Dobhasi Literature in Bengal (up to 1855 AD), University of Dhaka