গহির

Bengali

Alternative forms

• গহীর (gohir)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali গহির (gohir), from Prakrit 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭 (gahīra), from Sanskrit गभीर (gabhīra). Doublet of গভীর (gobhir) and গম্ভীর (gombhir). Cognate with Odia ଗହିର (gahira).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡoɦiˑɾ/

Adjective

গহির • (gohir) (comparative আরও গহির, superlative সবচেয়ে গহির)

1. (now dialectal) deep

   গহির নদ ― gohir nod ― deep river

Middle Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭 (gahīra), from Sanskrit गभीर (gabhīra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɒɦiɾ/, /ɡoɦiɾ/

Adjective

গহির (gahira)

1. deep

   Synonym: গহীন (gohin)

Related terms

• গহিরা (gohira)

Descendants

• Bengali: গহির (gohir)

Further reading

• Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language‎^[1], volume 1, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, page 540