অকালকুষ্মাণ্ড

Bengali

Etymology

Sanskritic tatpuruṣa compound of অকাল (okal) +‎ কুষ্মাণ্ড (kuṣmaṇḍô).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.kal.kuʃ.ʃan.ɖo/, /ɔ.kal.kuʃ.man.ɖo/

Noun

অকালকুষ্মাণ্ড • (ôkalkuṣmaṇḍô)

  1. (literal) a gourd grown before or after due time
  2. (idiomatic) worthless, stupid

Usage notes

Gandhari, consort of King Dhritarashtra of Mahabharata, bore an untimely-gourdlike flesh which later became the reason of destruction to the Kuruvamsha.

Synonyms

  • অপদার্থ (ôpôdarthô)
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