Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
arm
Bengali translation:
haater upor dik / haater uporibhaag
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Anna Konar
Nov 1, 2008 20:18
15 yrs ago
English term
arm
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colloquial language, please (is it defferent from the word "hand" (haat) or the same? and is it divided to upper and lower arm?)
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5 | haater upor dik / haater uporibhaag | keshab |
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haater upor dik / haater uporibhaag
arm -a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb.
In Bengali, there was a word for this part of the human body: Baahu. But today it is not in use. There is only word for arm and forearm- haat. If necessity arises to refer arm, we say "haater upor dik"or "haater uporibhaag"(the upper portion of hand).
It is interesting that a one single "sadhu" word replaced by three "chalit" words in colloquial language.
In Bengali, there was a word for this part of the human body: Baahu. But today it is not in use. There is only word for arm and forearm- haat. If necessity arises to refer arm, we say "haater upor dik"or "haater uporibhaag"(the upper portion of hand).
It is interesting that a one single "sadhu" word replaced by three "chalit" words in colloquial language.
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