প্রিয়

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रिय (priya), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *priHás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *priHás, from Proto-Indo-European *priHós (“dear, beloved”). Doublet of প্রেম (prem), প্রেষ্ঠ (preśṭho), and প্রীতি (priti).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pri.o/, [ˈpri.oˑ]
(file)
Rhymes: -io
Hyphenation: প্রি‧য়

Adjective

প্রিয় • (priẏô) (comparative আরও প্রিয়, superlative সবচেয়ে প্রিয়)

favorite
তোমার প্রিয় ফল কী?
tōmar priẏo ph‌lo ki?
What's your favorite fruit?

Derived terms

জনপ্রিয় (jônôpriẏô, “popular”)

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