তামাশা

Bengali

Alternative forms
  • তামাসা (tamaśa) – obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تماشا‎ (tamāšā). First attested 17th c. as তামাসা (tamaśa).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t̪amaʃa/, [t̪amaʃaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /t̪amaʃa/, [t̪amaʃaˑ]
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Noun

তামাশা • (tamaśa)

  1. fun, jest
    Synonyms: ঠাট্টা (ṭhaṭṭa), মজা (moja), মশকরা (mośkora), পরিহাস (porihaś), কৌতুক (kōutuk)
  2. amusement; entertainment

Derived terms
  • তামাশা করা (tamaśa kora)
  • তামাশা দেখা (tamaśa dekha)

Further reading
  • Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D.‎, volume 398, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers.
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