Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit দৃঢ (dṛḍha). Cognate with Odia ଦୃଢ଼ (druṛha), Hindustani درڑهہ / दृढ़ (dŕṛh), Nepali दृढ (dr̥ḍh).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d̪ɾiɽʱo/, [ˈd̪ːɾiɽʱoˑ], /d̪ɾiɽo/, [ˈd̪ːɾiɽoˑ], /d̪ɾiɾho/, [ˈd̪ːɾiɾhoˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /d̪ɾiɹo/, [ˈd̪ːɾiɹoˑ]

Adjective

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দৃঢ় (driṛh) (comparative আরও দৃঢ়, superlative সবচেয়ে দৃঢ়)

  1. durable, strong
  2. firm, steady, constant, unwavering
  3. strict, severe
  4. tight, taut
  5. unflinching, categorical
    দৃঢ় করাdriṛh korato make firm, tighten, tauten

Derived terms

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References

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  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “দৃঢ়”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, দৃঢ়, Government of Bangladesh