ভড়

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ভইড় (bhoiṛ) — Vanga, Varendra

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali ভড় (bhoṛ), from Sanskrit भृति (bhṛti, “support”) or भृतिका (bhṛtikā), from the root भृ (bhṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-. Cognate with Assamese ভৰি (bhori).

Pronunciation

• (Varendra) IPA^(key): /bʱɔɾ/, [ˈbʱɔːɾ]

Noun

ভড় • (bhoṛ) (Varendra)

1. the human leg

   Synonyms: পা (pa), ঠেং (ṭheṅ)

2. the human foot

   Synonym: পায়ের পাতা (paẏer pata)

   ভড় ধুয়ে বিছানায় বস। ― bhoṛ dhuẏe bichanaẏ boś. ― Sit in your bed having washed your feet.

3. soldier, servant

Middle Bengali

Alternative forms

• ভড়ি (bhoṛi)

Etymology

From Sanskrit भृति (bhṛti, “support”) or भृतिका (bhṛtikā), from the root भृ (bhṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-. Compare Early Assamese ভৰি (bhori).

Noun

ভড় (bhaṛa)

1. Alternative form of ভড়ি (bhoṛi)

Descendants

• Bengali: ভড় (bhoṛ)

Further reading

• Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D.‎^[1], volume 700, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers.