নেশা
Bengali
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian نشئه (naš'a, “drunk; intoxicated”), from Arabic نَشْأَة (našʔa), from the root ن ش ء (n š ʔ). Compare Assamese নিচা (nisa), Hindi नशा (naśā).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]নেশা • (neśa)
- (indeclinable) intoxication, drunkenness
- alcohol, an alcoholic beverage
- a drug
- (figurative) obsession, delusion
Derived terms
[edit]- নেশাখোর (neśakhōr)