সোজা

Inherited from Middle Bengali সোঝা (śōjha), from Prakrit 𑀲𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀓 (sŏjjhaka), from 𑀲𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀛 (sŏjjha​) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit शोध्य (śodhya, “to be cleansed, purified”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćawdʰyás, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewdʰyós, from *ḱewdʰ- (“to clean, purify”), an extension of *ḱew- (“to shine”). Cognate with Assamese সজা (xoza), Odia ସୋଜା (sojā), Maithili सोझ (sōjh), Bhojpuri सोझ (sōjh), Gujarati સોજું (sojũ), Hindi सोझा (sojhā), Nepali सोजो (sojo), Punjabi ਸੋਝਾ (sojhā), Lahnda ساوجھآ (sojhā).

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃod͡ʒa/, [ˈʃod͡ʒaˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃodʑa/, [ˈʃodʑaˑ]

সোজা • (śōja) (comparative আরও সোজা, superlative সবচেয়ে সোজা)

1. easy, simple

   Synonyms: সহজ (śohoj), সিধা (śidha)

   Antonym: কঠিন (koṭhin)

   কি সোজা!

   ki śōja!

   How easy!

2. simple, plain

   Synonyms: সহজ (śohoj), সিধা (śidha)

3. straight, upright

   Synonym: সিধা (śidha)

   সোজা হয়ে দাঁড়াও।

   śōja hoẏe dãṛaō.

   Stand straightly.

4. direct, immediate

   Synonym: সিধা (śidha)

   আমি সোজা চলে গেলাম ওখানে।

   ami śōja cole gelam ōkhane.

   I went there directly.

5. disciplined, straight

   সে পুরোপুরি সোজা হয়ে গেছে।

   śe purōpuri śōja hoẏe geche.

   He/she has become fully disciplined.