মিঠা

Inherited from Sanskrit মিষ্ট (miṣṭa), from মৃষ্ট (mṛṣṭa, “polished”), from the root मृज् (mṛj, “to polish, purify”). Cognate with Sylheti ꠝꠤꠑꠣ (miṭá), Bengali মিঠে (miṭhe), Hindi मीठा (mīṭhā), Urdu میٹھا (mīṭhā).

• IPA^(key): /mitʰa/

মিঠা • (mitha)

1. sweet, sugary

   আমটো বৰ মিঠা।

   amtü bor mitha.

   The mango is very sweet.

   চাহখিনি মিঠা নহয়, আৰু অলপ চেনি দিয়া।

   sahkhini mitha nohoy, aru olop seni dia.

   This tea is not sweet enough, add some more sugar.

2. pleasant, agreeable

   মিঠা হাঁহি ― mitha hãhi ― sweet-smile

3. gentle, light
4. tender, sympathetic

• Monier Williams (1899) “মিঠা”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 829.

• মিঠে (miṭhe) — Rarh
• মিঢা (miḍha), মিডা (miḍa) — Vanga

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (miṭṭha), from Sanskrit मिष्ट (miṣṭa), from earlier मृष्ट (mṛṣṭa, “polished”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hmr̥ṣṭás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hmr̥štás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃mr̥ǵ-tó-s (“wiped”), from *h₃merǵ- (“to wipe”). Cognate with Assamese মিঠা (mitha), Odia ମିଠାଁ (miṭhā̃), Maithili मीठ (mīṭh), Bhojpuri मीठ (mīṭh), Hindustani मीठा (mīṭhā) / میٹھا (mīṭhā), Gujarati મીઠું (mīṭhũ), Punjabi ਮਿੱਠਾ (miṭṭhā), Marathi मीठ (mīṭh), मिठा (miṭhā). Doublet of মিষ্টি (miśṭi).

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /miʈʰa/, [ˈmiʈʰaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /mitʰa/, [ˈmitʰaˑ]

মিঠা • (miṭha) (comparative আরও মিঠা, superlative সবচেয়ে মিঠা)

1. sweet

   Synonym: মিষ্টি (miśṭi)

   Antonyms: টক (ṭok), চুকা (cuka), টেঙ্গা (ṭeṅga)

   পাকা আম খুব মিঠা

   paka am khub miṭha

   ripe mangos are very sweet

• Monier Williams (1899) “মিঠা”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 829.
• Accessible Dictionary, [1] Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, [2] Government of Bangladesh