তামাশা
Bengali
Alternative forms
- তামাসা (tamaśa) — obsolete
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian تماشا (tamāšā, “amusement, pleasure”), from Arabic تَمَشَّى (tamaššā, “stroll”). Cognate with Bhojpuri तमासा (tamāsā), Hindustani تماشہ / तमाशा (tamāśā), Malayalam തമാശ (tamāśa).
Pronunciation
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /t̪amaʃa/, [ˈt̪amaʃaˑ]
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- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /t̪amaʃa/, [ˈt̪amaʃaˑ]
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Noun
তামাশা • (tamaśa)
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.[1], volume 398, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers.