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]
Noun
শ্বাস • (śaś)
- breathing, respiration
- breath
- asthma, an asthmatic spasm
- the last gasp