ভইড়

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Metathetic form of Middle Bengali ভড়ি (bhoṛi), 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

  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /bʱoi̯ɾ/, [ɓoi̯ɾ], [ˈbói̯ɹ]
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  • (Varendra) IPA(key): /bʱoi̯ɾ/, [ˈbʱoi̯ɾ]

Noun

ভইড় • (bhoiṛ) (Vanga, Varendra)

  1. the human leg
    Synonyms: পা (pa), ঠেং (ṭheṅ)
    ভইড় ব্যথা হাঁটতে পারি না। ― bhoiṛ bêtha hãṭte pari na. ― I can't walk with this leg pain.
  2. the human foot
    হোলা তো খন্তা দি ভইড় বগডি হালাইছে। ― hola tō khonta di bhôiṛ bogḍi halaiche. ― The boy cut his foot with the spud.
  3. soldier, servant
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