এঁড়ে
Bengali
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editSyncopal and umlauted form of earlier আঁইড়া (ãiṛa), itself metathesised from earlier আঁড়িয়া (ãṛiẏa, literally “testicle-having”), from আঁড় (ãṛ, “testicle”) + -ইয়া (-iẏa). The "obstinate" sense came from the apparent stubbornness of a bull (compare English bull-headed).
Noun
editএঁড়ে • (ẽṛe)
Adjective
editএঁড়ে • (ẽṛe) (comparative আরও এঁড়ে, superlative সবচেয়ে এঁড়ে)
- male (animal)
- (figurative, by extension) obstinate
References
edit- Accessible Dictionary, “এঁড়ে” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “এঁড়ে” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh