Bengali
Etymology
Metathetic form of Middle Bengali ভড়ি (bhoṛi), from Sanskrit भृति (bhṛti, “support”) or भृतिका (bhṛtikā), from the root भृ (bhṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-. Cognate with Assamese ভৰি (bhori).
Pronunciation
Noun
ভইড় • (bhoiṛ) (Vanga, Varendra)
- the human leg
- Synonyms: পা (pa), ঠেং (ṭheṅ)
- ভইড় ব্যথা হাঁটতে পারি না। ― bhoiṛ bêtha hãṭte pari na. ― I can't walk with this leg pain.
- the human foot
- হোলা তো খন্তা দি ভইড় বগডি হালাইছে। ― hola tō khonta di bhôiṛ bogḍi halaiche. ― The boy cut his foot with the spud.
- soldier, servant