অকিঞ্চন

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अकिञ्चन (akiñcana). Structurally, from Bahuvrīhi compound of অ- (o-) +‎ কিঞ্চন (kincon), or, by অ- (o-) +‎ কিঞ্চন (kincon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.kin.t͡ʃɔn/

Adjective

অকিঞ্চন • (okincon) (comparative আরও অকিঞ্চন, superlative সবচেয়ে অকিঞ্চন)

  1. utterly poor, miserable
  2. worthless, insignificant
  3. vulgar, lowly, mean

Noun

অকিঞ্চন • (okincon)

  1. one who is very poor, indigent or insignificant

Proper noun

অকিঞ্চন • (okincon)

  1. pseudonym of Bengali Kheyal Sangit writer Raghunath Roy

Derived terms