Bengali
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दीर्घ (dīrgha).
Pronunciation
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /d̪iɾɡʱo/, [ˈd̪iɾɡʱoˑ]
- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /d̪iɹɡʱo/, [ˈd̪iɹɡʱoˑ]
Adjective
দীর্ঘ • (dirgho) (comparative আরও দীর্ঘ, superlative সবচেয়ে দীর্ঘ)
- long
- tall
- much
- prolonged, long-continuing
- lengthy
- large; deep
- (grammar) aspirate
- (music) slow, protracted, sustained
References
- Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “দীর্ঘ”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.