যথেষ্ট

Bengali

Alternative forms

• যথষ্ট (jothoṣṭo), যথৈষ্ট (jothoiṣṭo)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit যথেষ্ট (yatheṣṭa, “as wished”), a compound of यथा (yathā, “as, in which way”) +‎ इष्ट (iṣṭa​, “wished, desired”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɔt̪ʰeʃʈo/, [ˈd͡ʒɔt̪ʰeʂʈoˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /dʑɔt̪ʰeʃto/, [ˈdʑɔt̪ʰeʃtoˑ], [ˈdʑɔt̪ʰestoˑ]
• Rhymes: -eʃʈo
• Hyphenation: য‧থে‧ষ্ট

Adjective

যথেষ্ট • (jotheṣṭo) (comparative আরও যথেষ্ট, superlative সবচেয়ে যথেষ্ট)

1. sufficient, enough

   এক চামচই যথেষ্ট।

   ek camcoi jotheśṭo.

   One spoonful is enough.