তিষ্ণা

Bengali

Alternative forms

• তিষ্টা (tiśṭa) — Varendra
• তৃষ্ণা (triśna) — formal spelling and pronunciation

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit তৃষ্ণা (tṛṣṇā); cognate to Persian تشنه (tešne), Latin terra and English thirst.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /t̪iʃna/, [ˈt̪iʃnaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /t̪iʃna/, [ˈt̪iʃnaˑ]

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Noun

তিষ্ণা • (tiśna)

1. thirst; desire

   Synonyms: পিপাসা (pipaśa), পিয়াস (piẏaś)

   তিষ্ণা সইছি আমি বছরের পর বছর

   tiśna śoichi ami bôchorer pôr bôchor

   I have resisted thirst for years upon years

Usage notes

• This is the colloquial pronunciation of তৃষ্ণা (triśna).

References

• Accessible Dictionary, [1] Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, [2] Government of Bangladesh