উত্তম

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit উত্তম (uttama). Cognate with Assamese উত্তম (uttom), Odia ଉତ୍ତମ (uttama), Hindustani اتم / उत्तम (uttam), Nepali उत्तम (uttam).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ut̪ːɔm/, [ˈut̪ːɔm]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ut̪ːɔm/, [ˈut̪ːɔm]

Adjective

উত্তম • (uttom) (comparative আরও উত্তম, superlative সবচেয়ে উত্তম)

1. good

   Synonym: ভালো (bhalō)

Derived terms

• উত্তমমধ্যম (uttomomoddhom)
• উত্তমা (uttoma)
• উত্তমাশা (uttomaśa)
• উত্তমোত্তম (uttomōttom)

 

References

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