ভড়

Bengali

Alternative forms

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)

  1. the human leg
    Synonyms: পা (pa), ঠেং (ṭheṅ)
  2. the human foot
    Synonym: পায়ের পাতা (paẏer pata)
    ভড় ধুয়ে বিছানায় বস।bhoṛ dhuẏe bichanaẏ boś.Sit in your bed having washed your feet.
  3. soldier, servant

Middle Bengali

Alternative forms

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)

  1. 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.