অবশ্য

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अवश्य (avaśya, “uncontrollable, inevitable”), a compound of अ- (a-, “un-”) ‎ वश्य (vaśya, “controllable, commandable”). Doublet of বশ (boś), অবশ (oboś), and বাসা (baśa).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɔboʃːo/, [ˈɔboʃːoˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɔboʃːo/, [ˈɔboʃːoˑ]

Adverb

অবশ্য • (obośśo)

1. surely, definitely
2. inevitably

   Synonym: আলবৎ (albot)