Bengali edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle Bengali জোশ (jōś), borrowed from Classical Persian جوش (jōš, excitement; agitation; boiling), nominalized from جوشیدن (jōšīdan, to boil), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yāsáyati, from Proto-Indo-European *yos-éye-ti, causative of *yes- (to boil, foam). Compare Hindustani جوش (joś) / जोश (joś).

Pronunciation edit

  • (for the noun) IPA(key): /d͡ʒoʃ/, [ˈd͡ʒoːʃ], [ˈd͡ʒoʃ]
  • (for the adjective) IPA(key): /d͡ʒos/, [ˈd͡ʒoːs], [ˈd͡ʒos]

Noun edit

জোস (jōs)

  1. enthusiasm, excitement, zeal

Adjective edit

জোস (jōs) (comparative আরও জোস, superlative সবচেয়ে জোস)

  1. (informal) amazing, fascinating, exciting; cool