উপনীত

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit উপনীত (upanīta). By surface analysis, উপ (up) +‎ নীত (nito). Compare Assamese উপনীত (uponit), Odia ଉପନୀତ (upônitô), Hindustani سسوادو / उपनीत (upnīt).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /uponit̪o/, [ˈuponit̪oˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /uponit̪o/, [ˈuponit̪oˑ]

Adjective

উপনীত • (uponito) (comparative আরও উপনীত, superlative সবচেয়ে উপনীত)

1. brought near, ushered
2. arrived
3. attained
4. (religion) invested with the holy thread

   উপনীত হওয়া ― uponit hōẇa ― to be ushered, to arrive, to attain

   সিদ্ধান্তে উপনীত হওয়া ― śiddhante uponit hōẇa ― to come to a decision

References

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