শীত

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शीत (śīta). Cognate with Rohingya cít.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃit̪/, [ˈʃit̪]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃit̪/, [ˈʃit̪]

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Noun

শীত • (śit)

1. winter

Seasons in Bengali · ঋতু (ritu)/মৌসুম (mōuśum) (layout · text) · category
বসন্ত (bośonto, “spring”) বাহার (bahar, “spring”) নওবাহার (noōbahar, “early spring”)	গ্রীষ্ম (griśśõ, “summer”)	শরৎ (śorot, “autumn”)	শীত (śit, “winter”)

See also

• পৌষ (pōuś), মাঘ (magh)

Adjective

শীত • (śit) (comparative আরও শীত, superlative সবচেয়ে শীত)

1. (colloquial) cold

Synonyms

• (formal) শীতল (śitol)