নেশা
Bengali edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian نشئه (naš'a, “drunk; intoxicated”), from Arabic نَشْأَة (našʔa), from the root ن ش ء (n-š-ʔ). Compare Assamese নিচা (nisa), Hindi नशा (naśā).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
নেশা • (neśa)
- (indeclinable) intoxication, drunkenness
- alcohol, an alcoholic beverage
- a drug
- (figurative) obsession, delusion
Derived terms edit
- নেশাখোর (neśakhōr)