আপকাওয়াস্তে

Bengali

Alternative forms

আপকেওয়াস্তে (apokeōẇaste)

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu آپ کے واسطے (āp ke vāste, “for one’s own sake, for your sake”). The original meaning of آپ (āp) is “self” but is now “you”. See آپ کا (āp kā) and واسطے (vāste). Doublet of ওয়াস্তা (ōẇasta).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /apɔkao̯ast̪e/, [ˈapɔkao̯ast̪eˑ]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /apɔkao̯ast̪e/, [ˈapɔkao̯ast̪eˑ]

Adverb

আপকাওয়াস্তে • (apokaōẇaste)

for your own self
for one’s own self

Adjective

আপকাওয়াস্তে • (apokaōẇaste) (comparative আরও আপকাওয়াস্তে, superlative সবচেয়ে আপকাওয়াস্তে)

References

Accessible Dictionary, “আপকাওয়াস্তে” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “আপকাওয়াস্তে” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh

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