মুখস্থ

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit मुखस्थ (mukhastha, literally “staying in mouth”), from मुख (mukha, “mouth”) +‎ स्थ (stha, “stay”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /mukʰost̪ʰo/, [ˈmukʰost̪ʰoˑ], /mukʰost̪o/, [ˈmukʰost̪oˑ], /mukost̪ʰo/, [ˈmukost̪ʰoˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /mukʰost̪ʰo/, [ˈmukʰost̪ʰoˑ], /mukʰost̪o/, [ˈmukʰost̪oˑ], /mukost̪ʰo/, [ˈmukost̪ʰoˑ]

Adjective

মুখস্থ • (mukhostho) (comparative আরও মুখস্থ, superlative সবচেয়ে মুখস্থ)

1. memorized

Derived terms

• মুখস্থ করা (mukhostho kora, “to memorize”)