এঁড়ে

Bengali

Alternative forms

• আঁড়িয়া (ãṛiẏa), আঁড়্যা (ãṛya)
• আঁইড়া (ãiṛa), আঁইড়্যা (ãiṛya) — Vanga

Etymology

Syncopal and umlauted form of earlier আঁইড়া (ãiṛa), itself metathesised from earlier আঁড়িয়া (ãṛiẏa, literally “testicle-having”), from আঁড় (ãṛ, “testicle”) +‎ -ইয়া (-iẏa). The "obstinate" sense came from the apparent stubbornness of a bull (compare English bull-headed).

Noun

এঁড়ে • (ẽṛe)

1. bull, bull-calf

   Synonyms: ষাঁড় (śãṛ), বলদ (bolod)

Adjective

এঁড়ে • (ẽṛe) (comparative আরও এঁড়ে, superlative সবচেয়ে এঁড়ে)

1. male (animal)

   Synonyms: পুরুষ (puruś), মর্দা (morda)

2. (figurative, by extension) obstinate

   Synonyms: একরোখা (ekrōkha), একগুঁয়ে (ekogũẏe)

References

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