স্বদেশ

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit স্বদেশ (svadeśa). By surface analysis, স্ব- (śo-) +‎ দেশ (deś), literally “own country”.

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ʃɔd̪eʃ/, [ˈʃɔd̪eʃ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ʃɔd̪eʃ/, [ˈʃɔd̪eʃ]

Noun

স্বদেশ • (śodeś)

  1. homeland, nation
    Synonym: ওয়াতন (ōẇaton)

Derived terms

  • স্বদেশপ্রেম (śodeśoprem, “patriotism”)
  • স্বদেশিকতা (śodeśikota, “patriotism”)
  • স্বদেশী (śodeśi, “indigenous, patriotic”)
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