সত্য

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सत्य (satya), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsatyás (“true”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sn̥t-yós, from *h₁es- (“to be”). Doublet of সাঁচা (śãca), সৎ (śot, “honest”), সত্ত্ব (śotto, “presence, essence, instinct”), সত্তা (śotta, “entity, existence”), and অস্তিত্ব (ostitto, “existence, life”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃot̪ːo/, [ˈʃot̪ːoˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃot̪ːo/, [ˈʃot̪ːoˑ]

Noun

সত্য • (śotto)

1. truth, reality
2. oath, solemn vow

Adjective

সত্য • (śotto) (comparative আরও সত্য, superlative সবচেয়ে সত্য)

1. true, real