উপনীত

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit উপনীত (upanīta). By surface analysis, উপ (up) +‎ নীত (nito). Compare Assamese উপনীত (uponit), Odia ଉପନୀତ (upônitô), Hindustani سسوادو / उपनीत (upnīt).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /uponit̪o/, [ˈuponit̪oˑ]
    (file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /uponit̪o/, [ˈuponit̪oˑ]

Adjective

উপনীত • (uponito) (comparative আরও উপনীত, superlative সবচেয়ে উপনীত)

  1. brought near, ushered
  2. arrived
  3. attained
  4. (religion) invested with the holy thread
    উপনীত হওয়া ― uponit hōẇa ― to be ushered, to arrive, to attain
    সিদ্ধান্তে উপনীত হওয়া ― śiddhante uponit hōẇa ― to come to a decision

References

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “উপনীত”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, উপনীত, Bengali-English Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.