ভড়

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali ভড় (bhoṛ), from Sanskrit भृति (bhṛti, support) or भृतिका (bhṛtikā), from the root भृ (bhṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-. Cognate with Assamese ভৰি (bhori).

Pronunciation

  • (Varendra) IPA(key): /bʱɔɾ/, [bʱɔːɾ]

Noun

ভড় (bhoṛ) (Varendra)

  1. the human leg
    Synonyms: পা (pa), ঠেং (ṭheṅ)
  2. the human foot
    ভড় ধুয়ে বিছানায় বস।bhoṛ dhuẏe bichanaẏ boś.Sit in your bed having washed your feet.
    Synonym: পায়ের পাতা (paẏer pata)
  3. soldier, servant

Middle Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit भृति (bhṛti, support) or भृतिका (bhṛtikā), from the root भृ (bhṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-. Compare Early Assamese ভৰি (bhori).

Noun

ভড় (bhaṛa)

  1. Alternative form of ভড়ি (bhoṛi)

Descendants

  • Bengali: ভড় (bhoṛ)

Further reading

  • Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D., volume 700, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers.
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