একটু

Bengali

Etymology

From এক (ek) +‎ -টুকু (-ṭuku)

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ekʈu/, [ˈekʈuˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ektu/, [ˈektuˑ]

Adverb

একটু • (ekṭu)

  1. a bit, a little
    Synonym: অল্পার্থে (olparthe)
  2. a while, in a little bit
    একটু খানি সবুর করো
    ekṭu khani śobur korō
    wait a minute
  3. at the slightest provocation
  4. once
  5. bit by bit, little by little

Adjective

একটু • (ekṭu)

  1. slight
  2. of tender age, young

References
  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “একটু”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, একটু, Bengali-English Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh
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