দীর্ঘ

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दीर्घ (dīrgha).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d̪iɾɡʱo/, [ˈd̪iɾɡʱoˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /d̪iɹɡʱo/, [ˈd̪iɹɡʱoˑ]

Adjective

দীর্ঘ • (dirgho) (comparative আরও দীর্ঘ, superlative সবচেয়ে দীর্ঘ)

1. long
2. tall
3. much
4. prolonged, long-continuing
5. lengthy
6. large; deep
7. (grammar) aspirate
8. (music) slow, protracted, sustained

References

• Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “দীর্ঘ”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3^rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.