শ্বাস

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit শ্বাস (śvāsá). Doublet of শোয়াস (śōẇaś).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ʃaʃ/, [ˈʃaːʃ], [ˈʃaʃ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ʃaʃ/, [ˈʃaːʃ], [ˈʃaʃ]
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Noun

শ্বাস • (śaś)

  1. breathing, respiration
  2. breath
  3. asthma, an asthmatic spasm
  4. the last gasp