দোভাষী
Bengali
Etymology
Literally “of two-languages”. From দো- (do-, “two”) + ভাষ (bhaṣ, “speech, talk”) + ী (ī, “relating to”).
Noun
দোভাষী • (dobhaṣī) (objective দোভাষী or দোভাষীকে, genitive দোভাষীর, locative দোভাষীতে)
- Dobhashi (A style of Bengali used in poetry that linguistically adapts Persian grammar and vocabulary; a mix of Persian and Bengali)
- Synonym: যাবনী মিশাল (jabônī miśal)
Adjective
দোভাষী • (dobhaṣī)
- bilingual
References
- Abdul Mannan, Kazi (1996) The Emergence and Development of Dobhasi Literature in Bengal (up to 1855 AD), University of Dhaka