গির্জা

See also: গিৰ্জা

Bengali

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs
Proto-Hellenic *eks
Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek)
Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-der.
Ancient Greek καλέω (kaléō)
Ancient Greek ἐκκαλέω (ekkaléō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Ancient Greek -τος (-tos)
Ancient Greek ἔκκλητος (ékklētos)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)
Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía)bor.
Latin ecclēsiaslbor.
Old Galician-Portuguese igreja
Portuguese igrejabor.
Bengali গির্জা

    Borrowed from Portuguese igreja, from Old Galician-Portuguese igreja, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin ecclēsia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía), from ἔκκλητος (ékklētos) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).

    Pronunciation

    • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɡiɾd͡ʒa/, [ɡiɾd͡ʒaˑ]
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    • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɡiɹdʑa/, [ɡiɹdʑaˑ]

    Noun

    গির্জা • (girja)

    1. (Christianity) church
      Synonym: চার্চ (carc)

    Descendants

    • → Assamese: গিৰ্জা (girza)
    • → Odia: ଗୀର୍ଜା (girjā)
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