বিজ্ঞ

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit বিজ্ঞ (bijña). Compare Assamese বিজ্ঞ (biggo), Odia ବିଜ୍ଞ (bijña), Hindi बिज्ञा (bijñā), Nepali बिज्ञ (bigy).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /biɡːõ/, [ˈbiɡːõˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /biɡːõ/, [ˈbiɡːõˑ], /biɡːo/, [ˈbiɡːoˑ]

Adjective

বিজ্ঞ • (bijno) (comparative আরও বিজ্ঞ, superlative সবচেয়ে বিজ্ঞ, feminine বিজ্ঞা)

  1. learned, erudite
  2. wise, judicious, discerning, prudent
  3. experienced, expert

Derived terms

  • বিজ্ঞতা (bijnota)
  • বিজ্ঞত্ব (bijnotto)
  • বিজ্ঞপ্তি (bijnopti)
  • বিজ্ঞান (biggên)
  • বিজ্ঞাপক (bijnapok)

References

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “বিজ্ঞ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, বিজ্ঞ, Government of Bangladesh