অথচ

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अथच (athaca).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔt̪ʰɔt͡ʃ/

Conjunction

অথচ • (ôthôc)

  1. yet[1]
  2. still[1]

Adverb

অথচ • (ôthôc)

  1. notwithstanding[2]
  2. nevertheless[2]
  3. nonetheless[2]
  4. in spite of[2]
  5. even then[2]
  6. but[2]

References
  1. Hanne-Ruth Thompson (2012), chapter 5, in Theodora Bynon,David C. Bennet,Masayoshi Shibatani, editors, Bengali, volume 18, John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 115
  2. Shishu Sahitya Samsad (2000) Samsad Bengali-English Dictionary‎ (Reference book), 3 edition, published 2006, page 742
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