অটল

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit অটল (aṭala). By surface analysis, অ- (o-) +‎ টল (ṭol). Compare Assamese অটল (otol), Odia ଅଟଳ (aṭaḷa), Hindustani اٹل / अटल (aṭal).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɔʈɔl/, [ˈɔʈɔl]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɔtɔl/, [ˈɔtɔl]

Adjective

অটল • (oṭol) (comparative আরও অটল, superlative সবচেয়ে অটল)

1. unwavering, unflinching
2. firm, steady
3. unmoved, unshaken

Derived terms

• অটলতা (oṭlota)
• অটলভাবে (oṭolbhabe)

 

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “অটল”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
• Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, অটল, Government of Bangladesh