Bengali
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्दोष (nirdoṣa).
Pronunciation
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /niɾd̪oʃ/, [ˈniɾd̪oʃ]
- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /niɹd̪oʃ/, [ˈniɹd̪oʃ]
Adjective
নির্দোষ • (nirdōś) (comparative আরও নির্দোষ, superlative সবচেয়ে নির্দোষ)
- faultless, guiltless
- harmless
- নির্দোষ আমোদ-প্রমোদ ― nirdōś amōd-promōd ― innocent pastimes
Derived terms
- নির্দোষিতা (nirdōśita)
- নির্দোষী (nirdōśi)
References
- Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “নির্দোষ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
- Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, নির্দোষ, Government of Bangladesh