অকাম
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Bengali[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit अकाम (akāma). Structurally, from Sanskritic bahuvrīhi compound of অ- (o-) + কাম (kam), or, by Bengali prefixation অ- (o-) + কাম (kam).
Adjective[edit]
অকাম • (okam) (comparative আরও অকাম, superlative সবচেয়ে অকাম)
- having no wish or desire
- Synonym: অকাম্য (ôkammô)
- unwanted
- having no lust or urge for sex, unsensual
- Synonym: নিষ্কাম (niśkam)
Etymology 2[edit]
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अकर्म (akarma), which enters into Prakrit as অকাম, and remains unchanged in Bengali or turns into আকাম (akam). Alternatively, it is formed by Bengali prefixation অ- (o-) + কাম (kam, “work”). Doublet of অকর্ম (ôkôrmô).
Noun[edit]
অকাম • (okam)
Synonyms[edit]
- অপকর্ম (ôpôkôrmô)
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