Bengali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian قسم (qasam), from Arabic قَسَم (qasam). Compare Hindi क़सम (qasam).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /qɔsom/, [qɔsom], /kɔsom/, [ˈkɔsom]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /qɔsom/, [qɔsom], /kɔsom/, [ˈkɔsom]
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Noun

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কসম (kosom)

  1. oath, swearing
    কসম করা; কসম কাটাqôsom kora; qôsom kaṭato swear, take an oath

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