আইজ্ঞা

Bengali

Alternative forms

• আজ্ঞা (ajna) — Standard

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आज्ञा (ājñā); in the precedent Middle Bengali stage, the জ্ঞ cluster was pronounced /ɡːi̯/ intervocalically, and later, by typical high vowel metathesis (syllabic anticipation), it yielded /i̯ɡː/.

Pronunciation

• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /ai̯ɡːa/, [ˈai̯ɡːaˑ]

Noun

আইজ্ঞা • (aijna) (Vanga)

1. Pronunciation spelling of আজ্ঞা (ajna, “order, command”).

   Synonyms: আদেশ (adeś), হুকুম (hukum)

Particle

আইজ্ঞা • (aijna) (Vanga)

1. Pronunciation spelling of আজ্ঞা (ajna, “politness particle, yes”).

   আইজ্ঞা, কি কইছইন?

   aigga, ki kôisôin?

   Yes, what did you say?