ঘাবড়ান

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ঘাবড়ানো (ghabṛanō)

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀖𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀭 ~ *𑀖𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀟 (*ghabbhara ~ *ghabbhaḍa​). Compare Marathi घाबरणे (ghābarṇe), Hindi घबराना (ghabrānā). In case of two successive aspirated and/or breathy stops, the latter stop is deaspirated in many New Indo-Aryan languages.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɡʱabɽano/, [ɡʱabɽanoˑ], /ɡʱabɾano/, [ɡʱabɾanoˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɡʱabɹano/, [ɡʱabɹanoˑ]

Verb

ঘাবড়ান • (ghabṛano)

1. (transitive)
   1. to confuse, perplex
   2. to alarm, make panic
2. (intransitive)
   1. to be alarmed, worried, anxious; to panic

      আমি তো ওর কথা শুনে ঘাবড়ে গেছি!

      ami tō ōr kotha śune ghaboṛe gechi!

      I was alarmed after listening to what he/she said!

   2. to be confused

References

• English & Bengali Online Dictionary & Grammar, “ঘাবড়ান, ঘাবড়ানো” Bengali-Bengali, www.english-bangla.com