মিঠা

Inherited from Sanskrit মিষ্ট (miṣṭa), from मृष्ट (mṛṣṭa, “polished”), from the root मृज् (mṛj, “to polish, purify”). Cognate with Bengali মিঠা (miṭha), Hindi मीठा (mīṭhā), Urdu میٹھا‎ (mīṭhā).

• IPA^(key): /mitʰa/

মিঠা • (mitha)

1. sweet, sugary

   চাহখিনি মিঠা নহয়, আৰু অলপ চেনি দিয়া।

   sahkhini mitha nohoy, aru olop seni dia.

   This tea is not sweet enough, add some more sugar.

2. pleasant, agreeable

   মিঠা হাঁহি ― mitha hãhi ― sweet-smile

3. gentle, light
4. tender, sympathetic

• Monier Williams (1899), “মিঠা”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 829.

• মিঠে (miṭhe)
• মিডা (miḍa), মিঢা (miḍha) – Vaṅga

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (miṭṭha), from Sanskrit मिष्ट (miṣṭa), from earlier मृष्ट (mṛṣṭa, “polished”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hmr̥ṣṭás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hmr̥štás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂mr̥ǵ-tó-s (“wiped”), from *h₂merǵ- (“to wipe”). Cognate with Assamese মিঠা (mitha), Oriya ମିଠାଁ (miṭham̐), Maithili मीठ (mīṭh) / 𑂧𑂲𑂘 (mīṭh), Bhojpuri मीठ (mīṭh), Gujarati મીઠું (mīṭhũ), Punjabi ਮਿਟ੍ਠਾ (miṭṭhā), Hindustani मीठा (mīṭhā) / میٹھا‎ (mīṭhā) and Marathi मीठ (mīṭh), मिठा (miṭhā). Doublet of মিষ্টি (miśṭi), মাজা (maja, “to scrub, wipe”), মাখা (makha, “to smear, mix”), মাখন (makhon, “butter”), and মিটা (miṭa, “to finish, remove, settle”).

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /miʈʰa/, [miʈʰaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /mitʰa/, [mitʰaˑ]

মিঠা • (miṭha) (comparative আরও মিঠা, superlative সবচেয়ে মিঠা)

1. sweet

   পাকা আম খুব মিঠা

   paka am khub miṭha

   ripe mangos are very sweet

   Synonym: মিষ্টি (miśṭi)

   Antonyms: টক (ṭok), চুকা (cuka), টেঙ্গা (ṭeṅga)

• মিঠা পানি (miṭha pani)
• মিঠা জল (miṭha jol)
• মিঠাতেল (miṭhatel)
• মিঠালাউ (miṭhalau)
• মিঠা আলু (miṭha alu)
• মিঠাই (miṭhai)

• Monier Williams (1899), “মিঠা”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 829.
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