তীব্র

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit तीव्र (tīvra). Compare Hindi तीव्र (tīvra), Nepali तीब्र (tībra).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /t̪ibɾo/, [ˈt̪ibɾoˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /t̪ibɹo/, [ˈt̪ibɹoˑ]

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Adjective

তীব্র • (tibro) (comparative আরও তীব্র, superlative সবচেয়ে তীব্র)

1. (of weather, heat, speed) strong, violent, intense

   তীব্র ব্যায়াম ― tibro bêẏam ― vigorous exercise

   • 2019 June 27, BBC News বাংলা‎^[1], retrieved 2023-08-16:

     তীব্র গরমে অস্থির ইউরোপের জীবন

     tibro gorome osthir iurōper jibon

     Life during the intense heat in a restless Europe

2. (of language) rough, harsh, rude
3. (of medicine, emotion, facial expression) hard, angry, sharp, intense

   চাপ তীব্র ছিল ― cap tibro chilo ― The pressure was intense.

4. (of poison) deadly, fatal

Derived terms

• তীব্রতা (tibrota)

 

References

• Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “তীব্র”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3^rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
• Bhaṭṭācārya, Subhāsha (2003) “তীব্র”, in Saṁsada Bāṁlā uccāraṇa abhidhāna, 2^nd edition, Kalikata: Sāhitya Saṃsada, →OCLC.
• Dāsa, Jñānendramohana (1937-1938) “তীব্র”, in Bāṅgālā bhāshāra abhidhāna (in Bengali), 2^nd edition, Kalikata: Indian Publishing House, →OCLC.