Bengali
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जघन्य (jaghanya, “hindmost; lowest, vilest”), from जघन (jaghana, “buttocks, lower body parts”).
Pronunciation
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɔɡʱonːo/, [ˈd͡ʒɔɡʱonːoˑ]
- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑɔɡʱonːo/, [ˈdʑɔɡʱonːoˑ]
Adjective
জঘন্য • (joghonno) (comparative আরও জঘন্য, superlative সবচেয়ে জঘন্য)
- abominable, hateful, repugnant
- filthy, vile, mean
- dirty, foul, nasty, heinous
কি জঘন্য কাজ!- ki joghonno kaj!
- What a heinous act!