আইজ্ঞা

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आज्ञा (ājñā); in the precedent Middle Bengali stage, the জ্ঞ cluster was pronounced /ɡːi̯/ intervocalically, and later, by typical high vowel metathesis (syllabic anticipation), it yielded /i̯ɡː/.

Pronunciation

  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /ai̯ɡːa/, [ˈai̯ɡːaˑ]

Noun

আইজ্ঞা • (aijna) (Vanga)

  1. pronunciation spelling of আজ্ঞা (ajna, order, command)
    Synonyms: আদেশ (adeś), হুকুম (hukum)

Particle

আইজ্ঞা • (aijna) (Vanga)

  1. pronunciation spelling of আজ্ঞা (ajna, politness particle, yes)
    আইজ্ঞা, কি কইছইন?
    aigga, ki kôisôin?
    Yes, what did you say?