আসান

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آسان (āsān, “easy”), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭮𐭠𐭭 (ʾsʾn /⁠āsān⁠/). Compare Hindi आसान (āsān).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /aʃan/, [ˈaʃan]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /aʃan/, [ˈaʃan]

Noun

আসান • (aśan)

1. relief; mitigation

   কিছুটা আসান পেত নিশ্চয়ই

   kichuṭa asan peto niścoẏi

   [he] should get some relief

   - Achintya Kumar Sengupta

2. convenience; advantage

   Synonym: ফায়দা (phaẏda)

Derived terms

• আসানী (aśani)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “আসান” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “আসান” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh