বীজঘ্ন

Bengali

Etymology

From বীজ (bij, “germ”) +‎ -ঘ্ন (-ghno, “-cide, killing”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /bid͡ʒɔɡʱno/, [ˈbid͡ʒɔɡʱnoˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /bidʑɔɡʱno/, [ˈbidʑɔɡʱnoˑ]

Adjective

বীজঘ্ন • (bijoghno) (comparative আরও বীজঘ্ন, superlative সবচেয়ে বীজঘ্ন)

1. disinfectant, serving to kill pathogens

   বীজঘ্ন পদার্থ ― bijoghno podartho ― disinfectant (literally, “disinfectant matter”)

References

• Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “বীজ”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3^rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
• Accessible Dictionary, বীজ, Government of Bangladesh