মাঠ

What does মাঠ mean?

মাঠ (math) is a Bangla noun that means field, ground in English.

Refers to an open ground, sports field, meadow, or park lawn. In Bangladesh, every residential area has a local মাঠ (math) where children gather in late afternoons to play cricket or football. While beginners sometimes use it for small farm plots, specific agricultural land is more formally known as জমি (jomi).

How do you say “field” in Bangla?

Say মাঠ, pronounced math. Press play to hear a native Bangladeshi voice say it.

Pronunciation tips

• It has a breathy consonant (bh, chh, dh, kh, th): say it with a small puff of air, as if a soft h follows.

These sounds have no exact English match. Practise them letter by letter in the Bengali alphabet guide.