অশুচি

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit অশুচি (aśuci). Compare Assamese অশুচি (oxusi), Odia ଅଶୁଚି (aśuci), Hindustani اسچی / असुचि (asuci).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɔʃut͡ʃi/, [ˈɔʃut͡ʃiˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɔʃutɕi/, [ˈɔʃutɕiˑ]

Adjective

অশুচি • (ośuci)

1. desecrated, profane, unholy

   Synonyms: অপবিত্র (opbitro), অপরিশুদ্ধ (opriśuddho), অমেধ্য (omeddho), আসুর (aśur)

2. impure, unclean, foul

   Synonym: অপবিত্র (opbitro)

References

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