মিঠা
Assamese
editEtymology
editInherited from Sanskrit মিষ্ট (miṣṭa), from মৃষ্ট (mṛṣṭa, “polished”), from the root मृज् (mṛj, “to polish, purify”). Cognate with Sylheti ꠝꠤꠑꠣ (miṭá), Bengali মিঠে (miṭhe), Hindi मीठा (mīṭhā), Urdu میٹھا (mīṭhā).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editমিঠা • (mitha)
- sweet, sugary
- pleasant, agreeable
- মিঠা হাঁহি ― mitha hãhi ― sweet-smile
- gentle, light
- tender, sympathetic
Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- মঠা (motha)
References
edit- Monier Williams (1899) “মিঠা”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 829.
Bengali
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (miṭṭha), from Sanskrit मिष्ट (miṣṭa), from earlier मृष्ट (mṛṣṭa, “polished”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hmr̥ṣṭás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hmr̥štás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃mr̥ǵ-tó-s (“wiped”), from *h₃merǵ- (“to wipe”). Cognate with Assamese মিঠা (mitha), Odia ମିଠାଁ (miṭhā̃), Maithili मीठ (mīṭh), Bhojpuri मीठ (mīṭh), Hindustani मीठा (mīṭhā) / میٹھا (mīṭhā), Gujarati મીઠું (mīṭhũ), Punjabi ਮਿੱਠਾ (miṭṭhā), Marathi मीठ (mīṭh), मिठा (miṭhā). Doublet of মিষ্টি (miśṭi).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editমিঠা • (miṭha) (comparative আরও মিঠা, superlative সবচেয়ে মিঠা)
Derived terms
edit- মিঠা পানি (miṭha pani)
- মিঠা জল (miṭha jol)
- মিঠাতেল (miṭhatel)
- মিঠালাউ (miṭhalau)
- মিঠা আলু (miṭha alu)
- মিঠাই (miṭhai)
References
edit- Monier Williams (1899) “মিঠা”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 829.
- Accessible Dictionary, [1] Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, [2] Government of Bangladesh
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