অগুরু

Bengali

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɔɡuɾu/, [ˈɔɡuɾuˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɔɡuɹu/, [ˈɔɡuɹuˑ]
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Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अगुरु (aguru). By surface analysis, অ- (o-) +‎ গুরু (guru, heavyness).

Alternative forms

Noun

অগুরু • (oguru)

  1. the fragrant aloewood and tree, Aquilaria malaccensis
    Synonym: আগর (agor)
  2. the fragrant Indian rosewood and its tree, Dalbergia sissoo
    Synonyms: শিশু গাছ (śiśu gach), শিংশপাবৃক্ষ (śiṅśopa brikkho)
Declension
indefinite forms
nominative অগুরু (oguru)
objective অগুরু / অগুরুকে (oguru (semantically general or indefinite) / oguruke (semantically definite))
genitive অগুরুর (ogurur)
locative অগুরুতে / অগুরুয় (ogurute / oguruẏ)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative অগুরুটি , অগুরুটা (oguruṭi, oguruṭa) অগুরুগুলি, অগুরুগুলা, অগুরুগুলো (oguruguli, ogurugula, ogurugulō)
objective অগুরুটি, অগুরুটা (oguruṭi, oguruṭa) অগুরুগুলি, অগুরুগুলা, অগুরুগুলো (oguruguli, ogurugula, ogurugulō)
genitive অগুরুটির, অগুরুটার (oguruṭir, oguruṭar) অগুরুগুলির, অগুরুগুলার, অগুরুগুলোর (ogurugulir, ogurugular, ogurugulōr)
locative অগুরুটিতে, অগুরুটাতে, অগুরুটায় (oguruṭite, oguruṭate, oguruṭaẏ) অগুরুগুলিতে, অগুরুগুলাতে, অগুরুগুলায়, অগুরুগুলোতে (ogurugulite, ogurugulate, ogurugulaẏ, ogurugulōte)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
Derived terms
  • অগুরুচন্দন (ogurucondon)

Etymology 2

By surface analysis, অ- (o-) +‎ গুরু (guru, teacher, master).

Adjective

অগুরু • (oguru) (comparative আরও অগুরু, superlative সবচেয়ে অগুরু)

  1. one having no master, teacher, spiritual guide

References

  • Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “অগুরু”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
  • Bhaṭṭācārya, Subhāsha (2003) “অগুরু”, in Saṁsada Bāṁlā uccāraṇa abhidhāna, 2nd edition, Kalikata: Sāhitya Saṃsada, →OCLC.
  • Biswas, Sailendra (2004) “অগুরু”, in সংসদ বাংলা অভিধান, 7th edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad.
  • অগুরু”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-English], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.