সিধা

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सिद्ध (siddha). Cognate to Bengali সিধা (śidha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xi.dʱa/

Noun

সিধা • (xidha)

1. uncooked eatables provided to a guest
2. raw provisions and other necessary articles connected with them

References

• “সিধা”, in Candrakānta abhidhāna: Asamīyā śabdara butpatti āru udāharaṇere Asamīyā-Ingrājī dui bhashara artha thakā abhidhāna [Comprehensive dictionary of the Assamese language with etymology and illustrations of words with their meanings in Assamese and English], 2^nd edition, Guwahati: Gauhati University, 1962, →OCLC.

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सिद्ध (siddha). Cognate to Assamese সিধা (xidha).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃid̪ʱa/, [ˈʃid̪ʱaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃid̪ʱa/, [ˈʃid̪ʱaˑ]

Adjective

সিধা • (śidha) (comparative আরও সিধা, superlative সবচেয়ে সিধা)

1. (colloquial) straight

References

• Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “সিধা”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3^rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.