অধীর

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अधीर (adhīra, “inconstant, pusillanimous”). By surface analysis, অ- (o-) +‎ ধীর (dhir).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɔd̪ʱiɾ/, [ˈɔd̪ʱiɾ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɔd̪ʱiɹ/, [ˈɔd̪ʱiɹ]

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Adjective

অধীর • (odhir) (comparative আরও অধীর, superlative সবচেয়ে অধীর, feminine অধীরা)

1. restless, fidgety, impatient
2. anxious, worried, concerned, uneasy, agitated
3. excited, eager, beside oneself

Derived terms

• অধীরতা (odhirota)

 

References

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