জাইত

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit জাতি (jāti).

Noun

জাইত • (jait) (Vanga, Varendra)

  1. (Chiefly living things) type; quality
    এটা কুন জাইতর ফল
    eṭa kun zaitôr phôl
    What type of fruit is this?
  2. ethnicity; community; race; jati; caste
    তাঁই ভিন জাইতের মানুষ
    tãi bhin zaiter manuś
    He is of a different ethnicity
  3. (Biology) breed; species, genus
    Synonym: প্রজাতি (projati)
    দেশী জাইতের ছাগল আছে?
    dêśi zaiter sagol ase?
    Do you have any goats of local breeds?

References
  • Accessible Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh
  • Accessible Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh
  • Samsad Bangala Abhidhana, Sailendra Biswas, University of Chicago
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