অন্তঃস্থ

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • অন্তস্থ (ontostho)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अन्तःस्थ (antaḥstha). By surface analysis, অন্তঃ- (ontoḥ-, intra-, within) +‎ -স্থ (-stho, standing).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɔnt̪ɔhst̪ʰo/, [ˈɔnt̪ɔhst̪ʰoˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɔnt̪ɔhst̪ʰo/, [ˈɔnt̪ɔhst̪ʰoˑ]

Adjective

অন্তঃস্থ • (ontoḥstho) (comparative আরও অন্তঃস্থ, superlative সবচেয়ে অন্তঃস্থ)

  1. in-between, lying within
    Synonym: মধ্যবর্তী (moddhoborti)
  2. (phonetics, attributive) approximant, semivocalic
    Synonym: নৈকট্য (nōikoṭṭo)

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