মরদামি

Bengali

Etymology

From মরদ (morod, “manly”) + -আমি (-ami, “-ness”), each from Classical Persian مرد (mard) and Magadhi Prakrit [Term?] respectively. Cognates include Persian مردانگی (mardânegi).

Noun

মরদামি • (mordami) (objective মরদামি (mordami) or মরদামিকে (mordamike), genitive মরদামির (mordamir), locative মরদামিতে (mordamite))

1. manliness, mannishness, masculinity

   দোকানদারের মরদামি দেখিয়া বাদশাহ তাহাকে এনাম দিলেন।

   dokandarer môrôdami dekhiẏa badśah tahake enam dilen.

   Seeing the shopkeeper's manliness, the king rewarded him.

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “মরদামি” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh