কেবল

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit केवल (kevala).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kɛbɔl/, [ˈkɛbɔl], /kebɔl/, [ˈkebɔl]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kɛbɔl/, [ˈkɛbɔl], /kebɔl/, [ˈkebɔl]

Adjective

কেবল • (kebol)

  1. (theology, philosophy) only, sole, absolute
    Synonyms: মাত্র (matro), শুধু (śudhu)
  2. pure, unsullied
    Synonym: শুধু (śudhu)
  3. unchanging

Adverb

কেবল • (kebol)

  1. just, just now
  2. incessantly

Derived terms

  • কেবলই (keboli)

References

  • Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “কেবল”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
  • Dāsa, Jñānendramohana (1937-1938) “কেবল”, in Bāṅgālā bhāshāra abhidhāna (in Bengali), 2nd edition, Kalikata: Indian Publishing House, →OCLC.
  • Bhaṭṭācārya, Subhāsha (2003) “কেবল”, in Saṁsada Bāṁlā uccāraṇa abhidhāna, 2nd edition, Kalikata: Sāhitya Saṃsada, →OCLC.
  • Biswas, Sailendra (2004) “কেবল”, in সংসদ বাংলা অভিধান, 7th edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad.
  • কেবল”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-English], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.