ভড়
Bengali
Alternative forms
- ভইড় (bhoiṛ) — Vanga, Varendra
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Bengali ভড় (bhoṛ), 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
ভড় • (bhoṛ) (Varendra)
- the human leg
- the human foot
- Synonym: পায়ের পাতা (paẏer pata)
- ভড় ধুয়ে বিছানায় বস। ― bhoṛ dhuẏe bichanaẏ boś. ― Sit in your bed having washed your feet.
- soldier, servant
Middle Bengali
Alternative forms
- ভড়ি (bhoṛi)
Etymology
From Sanskrit भृति (bhṛti, “support”) or भृतिका (bhṛtikā), from the root भृ (bhṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-. Compare Early Assamese ভৰি (bhori).
Noun
ভড় (bhaṛa)
- alternative form of ভড়ি (bhoṛi)
Descendants
- Bengali: ভড় (bhoṛ)
Further reading
- Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D.[1], volume 700, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers.