রা

Bengali

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit रव (rava).

Alternative forms

রাঅ (rao), রাও (raō) – Standard
আই (ai), আও (aō), রাই (rai) – Vaṅga and Varendra

Noun

রা • (ra)

sound
word, utterance

Etymology 2

Derived from the genitive ending -এর (-er).[1]

Alternative forms

-রা (-ra)
-এরা (-era)

Suffix

রা • (ra)

the; the plural definite article for animate nouns ending in vowels

See also

-টা (-ṭa) -টি (-ṭi)
-গুলা (-gula), -গুলো (-gulō)

References

Accessible Dictionary, “রা ১” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “রা ১, রাঅ, রাও (মধ্যযুগীয় বাংলা)” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh

Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language‎, volume 2, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, pages 734-736

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