এহু

Old Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Apabhramsa एह (eha), from Prakrit 𑀏𑀈𑀲 (eīsa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𐨀𐨅𐨡𐨁𐨭 (ediśa), from Sanskrit ঈদৃশ (īdṛśa).

Adjective

এহু (ehu)[1]

  1. such
    • a. 12th c. CE, Caryā 26:
      কাজ ন কারণ জ এহু জুঅতি
      kāja na kāraṇa ja ehu juati
      There is no rhyme or reason for such an argument.

References

  1. ^ Sen, Sukumar (1971) “EHU”, in An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D.‎[1], volume 1, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers, page 101.

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