নেশা

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نشئه (naš'a, “drunk; intoxicated”), from Arabic نَشْأَة (našʔa), from the root ن ش ء (n-š-ʔ). Compare Assamese নিচা (nisa), Hindi नशा (naśā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [neʃa]

Noun

নেশা • (neśa)

1. (indeclinable) intoxication, drunkenness
2. alcohol, an alcoholic beverage
3. a drug
4. (figurative) obsession, delusion

Derived terms

• নেশাখোর (neśakhōr)