-জা

See also: জা

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जात (jāta). Doublet of জাত (jato).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /dʒa/, [ˈdʒaˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑa/, [ˈdʑaː], [ˈdʑaˑ]

Suffix

-জা • (-ja)

  1. son of

Derived terms
  • ঘোষজা (ghōśja)
  • দত্তজা (dottoja)
  • বোসজা (bōsja)
  • মিত্তিরজা (mittirja)

Further reading
  • Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language‎, volume 2, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, page 684
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