Assamese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Early Assamese মিছা (micha), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (micchā), from Sanskrit মিথ্যা (mithyā), from Proto-Indo-European *mēwdʰ- (to complain or care about something). Cognate with Sylheti ꠝꠤꠍꠣ (misá), Bengali মিছা (micha).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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মিছা (misa)

  1. lie, false
    Synonyms: ফাঁকি (phãki), ভুৱা (bhua), ফাকটি (phakoti), বাদি (badi), শো (), অসত্য (oxoitto)
    Antonym: সঁচা (xõsa)
    ফাঁকিবাজটোৱে সদায় মিছা কথা কয়
    phãkibazotüe xoday misa kotha koy.
    That fraud always (tells) lies.

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mithya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (micchā), from Sanskrit मिथ्या (mithyā). Doublet of মিথ্যা (mittha).

Pronunciation

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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /mitɕʰa/, [ˈmitɕʰaˑ]
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  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /misa/, [ˈmisaˑ]

Adjective

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মিছা (micha) (comparative আরও মিছা, superlative সবচেয়ে মিছা)

  1. false, untrue
    Synonyms: ভুয়া (bhuẏa), মিথ্যা (mittha), অনর্থক (onrthok), অসত্য (ośotto), নিষ্ফল (niśphol)
    Antonyms: সত্য (śotto), সাঁচা (śãca)
    মিছা কথা বলা ছাড়ো, একসময় তো সাঁচা মুখোমুখি হতেই হবে
    micha kotha bola chaṛō, ekśomoẏ tō śãcar mukhōmukhi hotei hobe.
    Stop telling lies; one day, you have to face the truth.
    (literally, “Quit telling false words, one time you will be face-to-face with the truth.”)

Derived terms

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References

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  • Accessible Dictionary, [1], Government of Bangladesh
  • Accessible Dictionary, [2], Government of Bangladesh
  • Samsad Bangala Abhidhana, [3] Sailendra Biswas, University of Chicago