অস্পষ্ট

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit অস্পষ্ট (aspaṣṭa). By surface analysis, অ- (o-) +‎ স্পষ্ট (spośṭo). Cognate with Assamese অস্পষ্ট (osposto), Odia ଅସ୍ପଷ୍ଟ (aspashṭa), Hindustani اسپشٹ / अस्पष्ट (aspaṣṭ).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɔʃpɔʃʈo/, [ˈɔʃpɔʂʈoˑ], /ɔspɔʃʈo/, [ˈɔspɔʂʈoˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɔʃpɔʃto/, [ˈɔʃpɔʃtoˑ], [ˈɔʃpɔstoˑ], /ɔspɔʃto/, [ˈɔspɔʃtoˑ], [ˈɔspɔstoˑ]

Adjective

অস্পষ্ট • (ośpośṭo) (comparative আরও অস্পষ্ট, superlative সবচেয়ে অস্পষ্ট)

1. indistinct, blurred, hazy
2. vague, obscure, unclear
3. inarticulate
4. illegible

Derived terms

• অস্পষ্টতা (ośpośṭota)
• অস্পষ্টভাবে (ośpośṭobhabe)

 

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “অস্পষ্ট”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
• Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, অস্পষ্ট, Government of Bangladesh