অকালকুষ্মাণ্ড

Bengali

Etymology

Sanskritic tatpuruṣa compound of অকাল (okal) +‎ কুষ্মাণ্ড (kuṣmaṇḍô).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.kal.kuʃ.ʃan.ɖo/, /ɔ.kal.kuʃ.man.ɖo/

Noun

অকালকুষ্মাণ্ড • (ôkalkuṣmaṇḍô)

1. (literal) a gourd grown before or after due time
2. (idiomatic) worthless, stupid

Usage notes

Gandhari, consort of King Dhritarashtra of Mahabharata, bore an untimely-gourdlike flesh which later became the reason of destruction to the Kuruvamsha.

Synonyms

• অপদার্থ (ôpôdarthô)