See also: আফচোচ

Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian افسوس (afsōs), from Middle Persian ʾp̄sws (afsōs). Cognate with Assamese আফচোচ (aphsüs), Hindustani افسوس / अफ़सोस (afsos), Punjabi ਅਫਸੋਸ (aphasos), Vaghri અપસોસ (apasos).

Pronunciation

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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /afsos/, [ˈafsos]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /aɸsos/, [ˈaɸsos], [ˈaɸsos]
  • (Varendra) IPA(key): /afsos/, [ˈafsos]

Noun

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আফসোস (aphśōś)

  1. regret, remorse
    Synonym: অনুতাপ (onutap)
  2. sadness, sorrow
    Synonyms: দুঃখ (dukkho), কষ্ট (kośṭo)

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