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প্রজাপতি

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Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रजापति (prajāpati, lord of creatures), with semantic shift (as butterflies were considered to be the most beautiful insects due to their appearance).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /pɾod͡ʒapot̪i/, [ˈpɾod͡ʒapot̪iˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /pɹodʑapot̪i/, [ˈpɹodʑapot̪iˑ]
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  • Rhymes: -oti

Noun

প্রজাপতি (projapoti)

  1. butterfly

Inflection

More information indefinite forms, nominative ...
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