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khawa
to eat, to consume
What does খাওয়া mean?
খাওয়া (khawa) is a Bangla verb that means to eat, to consume in English.
To eat or to consume, the basic verb for food and also used for taking medicine and for eating at someone's house. It is extremely common in the polite question "have you eaten?", which functions as a warm greeting in Bangladesh. Casual speech also uses it for tea and juice, though formal writing prefers পান করা (pan kora) for drinking.
How do you say “to eat” in Bangla?
Say খাওয়া, pronounced khawa.
Example sentences
- ভাত খাওয়া হলো?bhat khawa holo?
Have you eaten rice? (Have you eaten?)
- আমি মাছ খাই।ami machh khai.
I eat fish.
- ওষুধ খেয়ে নিন।oshudh kheye nin.
Take the medicine.
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