সাঁই

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali সাঞি (sãi), সাঁয়ি (sãẏi), from Old Bengali সামী, from Sanskrit स्वामिन् (svāmin). Doublet of স্বামী (śami) and সোয়ামি (śōẇami).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃãi/, [ʃãiˑ]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃai̯/, [ʃai̯]
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Noun

সাঁই • (śãi)

(chiefly in Baul tradition) a religious preceptor or associate
lord, God

Related terms

গোসাঁই (gōśãi)

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