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arm

Bengali translation: haater upor dik / haater uporibhaag

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English term or phrase:arm
Bengali translation:haater upor dik / haater uporibhaag
Entered by: Anna Konar

20:18 Nov 1, 2008
English to Bengali translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: arm
colloquial language, please (is it defferent from the word "hand" (haat) or the same? and is it divided to upper and lower arm?)
Anna Konar
Russian Federation
Local time: 14:09
haater upor dik / haater uporibhaag
Explanation:
arm -a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb.
In Bengali, there was a word for this part of the human body: Baahu. But today it is not in use. There is only word for arm and forearm- haat. If necessity arises to refer arm, we say "haater upor dik"or "haater uporibhaag"(the upper portion of hand).
It is interesting that a one single "sadhu" word replaced by three "chalit" words in colloquial language.
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keshab
Local time: 16:39
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thank you very much. you answer is detailed and perfect as usual
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haater upor dik / haater uporibhaag


Explanation:
arm -a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb.
In Bengali, there was a word for this part of the human body: Baahu. But today it is not in use. There is only word for arm and forearm- haat. If necessity arises to refer arm, we say "haater upor dik"or "haater uporibhaag"(the upper portion of hand).
It is interesting that a one single "sadhu" word replaced by three "chalit" words in colloquial language.

keshab
Local time: 16:39
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi, Native in BengaliBengali
PRO pts in category: 12
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thank you very much. you answer is detailed and perfect as usual
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