সওয়া

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Bengali

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀯𑀸𑀬 (savāya), from Sanskrit सपाद (sapāda, increased by a quarter), a compound of स- (sa-, collective or additive prefix) +‎ पाद (pāda, quarter). Cognate with Odia ସଉଆ (sôua), Hindi सवा (savā), Gujarati સ​વા (sa​vā), Kashmiri سۄاد (sọād).

Noun

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সওয়া (śoōẇa)

  1. one and a quarter

Adjective

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সওয়া (śoōẇa)

  1. increased by a quarter
  2. (time) quarter past
Antonyms
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Etymology 2

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H-dropped form of earlier সহা (śoha).

Alternative forms

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Verb

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সওয়া (śoōẇa)

  1. to tolerate; to resist; to bear
    Synonym: বরদাশত করা (bôrdasht kôra)
    আর তো সইতে পারছি না
    ar tō śoite parchi na.
    I can bear this no longer.
Conjugation
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Chalita
Sadhu

References

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  • Accessible Dictionary, [1] Government of Bangladesh
  • Accessible Dictionary, [2] Government of Bangladesh