দোতারা

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دو تار (dō tār, two strings) and -আ (-a, -ed, having). Compare Assamese দোতাৰা (dütara).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d̪ot̪aɾa/, [ˈd̪ot̪aɾaˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /d̪ot̪aɹa/, [ˈd̪ot̪aɹaˑ]
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Noun

দোতারা • (dōtara)

  1. A stringed instrument resembling the mandolin.