তার

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Bengali[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Compound of তা (ta, 3rd-person singular pronoun) +‎ -র (-r, genitive marker), with the first element becoming obsolete as an independent pronoun (only remaining compounded in this word, তাকে, তাদের, তারা, তাই).

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

তার (tar)

  1. genitive of সে (śe)

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian تار (tār, cord). Compare Assamese তাৰ (tar), Hindi तार (tār).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

তার (tar)

  1. cord
  2. wire
  3. cable