Bengali edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कठिन (kaṭhina). Doublet of কঠোর (koṭhōr).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kɔʈʰin/, [ˈkɔʈʰin]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kɔtʰin/, [ˈkɔtʰin]
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Adjective edit

কঠিন (koṭhin) (comparative আরও কঠিন, superlative সবচেয়ে কঠিন)

  1. hard, difficult
    হিন্দি পড়া কঠিন
    hindi poṛa koṭhin.
    Hindi is hard to read.
  2. hard, firm, tough

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