গাঁইড়া

Bengali

Alternative forms

• গাঁইড়্যা (gãiṛya), গাঁড়িয়া (gãṛiẏa)

Etymology

Metathesised form of earlier গাঁড়িয়া (gãṛiẏa), from গাঁড় (gãṛ) +‎ -ইয়া (-iẏa), literally “sodomiser”. Compare Hindi गँड़िया (gãṛiyā).

Pronunciation

• (Vaṅga) IPA^(key): /ɡai.ɾa/

Noun

গাঁইড়া • (gãiṛa) (Vanga, vulgar)

1. rascal, scoundrel
2. dumbass, idiot
3. slacker, good-for-nothing