গহির

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali গহির (gahira), from Prakrit 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭 (gahīra), from Sanskrit गभीर (gabhīrá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gabʰrás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷabʰrós. Doublet of গভীর (gobhir).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡɔ.ɦiɾ/
    • (East Rāṛha) IPA(key): [ˈɡɔ̝̜ɦiˑɾ], [ˈɡoɦiˑɾ]

Adjective

গহির • (gohir) (comparative আরও গহির, superlative সবচেয়ে গহির)

  1. (now dialectal) deep
    গহির জল ― gôhir jôl ― deep waters

Middle Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭 (gahīra), from Sanskrit गभीर (gabhīrá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gabʰrás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷabʰrós.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡɒ(ɦ)iɾ(ɒ)/

Adjective

গহির (gahira)

  1. deep
    Synonym: গহিরা (gahirā)

Descendants
  • Bengali: গহির (gohir)

Further reading
  • Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language‎, volume 1, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, page 540
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