গহির

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Bengali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle Bengali গহির (gahira), from Prakrit 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭 (gahīra), from Sanskrit गभीर (gabhīrá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gabʰrás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷabʰrós. Doublet of গভীর (gobhir).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡɔ.ɦiɾ/
    • (East Rāṛha) IPA(key): [ˈɡɔ̝̜ɦiˑɾ], [ˈɡoɦiˑɾ]

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. (now dialectal) deep
    গহির জলgôhir jôldeep waters

Middle Bengali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀭 (gahīra), from Sanskrit गभीर (gabhīrá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gabʰrás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷabʰrós.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

গহির (gahira)

  1. deep
    Synonym: গহিরা (gahirā)

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Bengali: গহির (gohir)

Further reading[edit]

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