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বাঁদর

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বাঁদর

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀁𑀤𑀭 (vāṃdara), from Sanskrit *वान्दर (vāndara), a plosive-added form of earlier वानर (vānara) (compare সুন্দর (śundor)). Cognate with Assamese বান্দৰ (bandor), Hindi बंदर (bandar). Doublet of বানর (banor), which is directly loaned from Sanskrit.

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /bãd̪oɾ/, [ˈbãd̪oɾ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bad̪oɹ/, [ˈbad̪oɹ]
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Noun

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বাঁদর (bãdor)

  1. monkey, macaque, ape
    Synonym: বানর (banor)
  2. (derogatory) harmful person

Derived terms

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