সিধা

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सिद्ध (siddha). Cognate to Bengali সিধা (śidha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xi.dʱa/

Noun

সিধা • (xidha)

1. uncooked eatables provided to a guest
2. raw provisions and other necessary articles connected with them

References

• “সিধা”, in Candrakānta abhidhāna: Asamīyā śabdara butpatti āru udāharaṇere Asamīyā-Ingrājī dui bhashara artha thakā abhidhāna [Comprehensive dictionary of the Assamese language with etymology and illustrations of words with their meanings in Assamese and English], 2^nd edition, Guwahati: Gauhati University, 1962, →OCLC.

Bengali

Alternative forms

• সিধে (śidhe) — Rarh

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥 (siddha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit सिद्ध (siddha). Cognate to Assamese সিধা (xidha), Odia ସିଧା (sidhā), ସିଦା (sidā), Maithili सिधा (sidhā), Hindustani سیدھا / सीधा (sīdhā), Nepali सिधो (sidho), Gujarati સીધું (sīdhũ), Punjabi ਸਿੱਧਾ (siddhā), Sindhi سِڌُ (sidhu), سِڌو (sidho), Marathi शिधा (śidhā), Sinhalese සිදු (sidu), Dhivehi ސިދެ (side), ހިނދު (hiⁿdu). Doublet of সিদ্ধ (śiddho).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃid̪ʱa/, [ˈʃid̪ʱaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃid̪ʱa/, [ˈʃid̪ʱaˑ]

Adjective

সিধা • (śidha) (comparative আরও সিধা, superlative সবচেয়ে সিধা)

1. easy, simple

   Synonyms: সোজা (śōja), সহজ (śohoj)

   Antonym: কঠিন (koṭhin)

2. simple, plain

   Synonyms: সোজা (śōja), সহজ (śohoj)

3. straight, upright

   Synonym: সোজা (śōja)

4. direct, immediate

   Synonym: সোজা (śōja)

5. honest
6. sincere

Derived terms

• সাদাসিধা (śadaśidha)
• সোজাসিধা (śōjaśidha)

References

• Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “সিধা”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3^rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.