sweetheart

Bengali translation: প্রিয়তম / প্রিয়তমা

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English term or phrase:sweetheart
Bengali translation:প্রিয়তম / প্রিয়তমা
Entered by: Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.

19:21 Sep 4, 2009
English to Bengali translations [Non-PRO]
Names (personal, company)
English term or phrase: sweetheart
i need a bengali word for sweetheart
pavithra
প্রিয়তম / প্রিয়তমা
Explanation:
প্রিয়তম - if you call a male.
প্রিয়তমা - if you call a female.
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Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
Bangladesh
Local time: 04:59
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5 +3প্রিয়তম / প্রিয়তমা
Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
5 +1প্রিয়/প্রিয়া/প্রিয়তম/প্রিয়তমা/প্রেয়সী/প্রেমিক/প্রেমিকা/মনের মানুষ/ভালবাসার মানুষ/জান
Lubain Masum


  

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প্রিয়তম / প্রিয়তমা


Explanation:
প্রিয়তম - if you call a male.
প্রিয়তমা - if you call a female.

Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
Bangladesh
Local time: 04:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali
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agree  Md Abu Alam
8 hrs
  -> Thank you!

agree  Quamrul Islam
8 hrs
  -> Thank you!

agree  SUJATA GUPTA
5 days
  -> Thank you!
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প্রিয়/প্রিয়া/প্রিয়তম/প্রিয়তমা/প্রেয়সী/প্রেমিক/প্রেমিকা/মনের মানুষ/ভালবাসার মানুষ/জান


Explanation:
Sweetheart has many terms in Bengali and the usage depends on the context.

For example, when addressing in written communication like:

Sweetheart, how are you today?
প্রিয়(To man)/প্রিয়া (To woman)/প্রিয়তম(To man)/প্রিয়তমা(To woman)/প্রেয়সী(To woman)
আজ তুমি কেমন আছো?

when addressing orally/face to face like: happy birthday, my sweetheart!
শুভ জন্মদিন, প্রিয়তম(To man)/প্রিয়তমা(To woman)/আমার জান (Both)।

when you refer somebody as sweetheart like

She married her childhood sweetheart [example taken from Cambridge Dictionary]
সে তার ছোটবেলার প্রেমিককে বিয়ে করেছে।

S/he is my sweetheart
ও আমার ভালবাসার মানুষ(Both)/মনের মানুষ (Both)


Each term with English pronunciation:
প্রিয় priya (To man)
প্রিয়া priyaa (To woman)
প্রিয়তম priyatamo (To man)
প্রিয়তমা priyatamaa (To woman)
প্রেয়সী preyoshi (To woman)
প্রেমিক premik (To man)
প্রেমিকা premika (To woman)
মনের মানুষ moner manush (Both)
ভালবাসার মানুষ valobashar manush (Both)
জান jan (Both)

Lubain Masum
United States
Local time: 18:59
Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Quamrul Islam: Well explained indeed! But may I humbly suggest the following transcription of Bengali words, so that foreign learners may have a better idea about their pronunciation? প্রিয় priyo প্রিয়া priya প্রিয়তম priyotomo প্রিয়তমা priyotoma..... etc. -Thanks
4 hrs
  -> Your transliteration is as per the pronunciation, which is very popular but pure academics do not like it. Anyway, thanks.
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