গহির

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali গহির (gohir), from Prakrit 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭 (gahīra), from Sanskrit गभीर (gabhīra). Doublet of গভীর (gobhir) and গম্ভীর (gombhir). Cognate with Odia ଗହିର (gahira).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡoɦiˑɾ/

Adjective

গহির • (gohir) (comparative আরও গহির, superlative সবচেয়ে গহির)

  1. (now dialectal) deep
    গহির নদ ― gohir nod ― deep river

Middle Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭 (gahīra), from Sanskrit गभीर (gabhīra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɒɦiɾ/, /ɡoɦiɾ/

Adjective

গহির (gahira)

  1. deep
    Synonym: গহীন (gohin)

Descendants

  • Bengali: গহির (gohir)

Further reading

  • Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language‎[1], volume 1, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, page 540
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