জ্ঞানী

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit জ্ঞানিন্ (jñānin). Compare Assamese জ্ঞানী (gyani), Odia ଜ୍ଞାନୀ (jñani), Hindustani گياني / ज्ञानी (jñānī), Marathi ज्ञानी (jñānī).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɡæni/, [ɡæniˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɡɛni/, [ɡɛniˑ]

Adjective

জ্ঞানী • (gêni) (comparative আরও জ্ঞানী, superlative সবচেয়ে জ্ঞানী)

1. learned
2. wise
3. experienced

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “জ্ঞানী”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]