বিদ্যাসাগর

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विद्यासागर (vidyāsāgara, literally “ocean of knowledge”), a compound of विद्या (vidyā, “knowledge”) + सागर (sāgara, “ocean”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bid̪.d̪ɑ.ʃɑ.ɡɔɾ/

Noun

বিদ্যাসাগর • (bidyasagôr)

1. (historical) a title for great scholars

Proper noun

বিদ্যাসাগর • (bidyasagôr)

1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

See also

• বাহরুল উলুম (bahorul ulum)