Bengali edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d̪ɾiɽʱo/, [ˈd̪ːɾiɽʱoˑ], /d̪ɾiɽo/, [ˈd̪ːɾiɽoˑ], /d̪ɾiɾɦo/, [ˈd̪ːɾiɾɦoˑ]
    (file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /d̪ɹiɹo/, [ˈd̪ːɹiɹoˑ]

Adjective edit

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 edit

References edit

  • 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