বোঝা

See also: বোজা

Bengali

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /bodʒʱa/, [ˈbodʒʱaˑ]
    (file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bodʑʱa/, [ˈbodʑʱaˑ]
  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /boza/, [ˈbozaˑ], [ˈbozaˑ]
  • Homophone: বোজা (bōja, to shut) (some Eastern dialects)
  • Rhymes: -odʒʱa
  • Hyphenation: বো‧ঝা

Etymology 1

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀩𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀢𑁂 (*bujjhate), from Sanskrit बुध्यते (budhyate). Cognate with Assamese বুজা (buza).

Verb

বোঝা • (bōjha)

  1. to understand
    তুমি কি বাংলা বোঝো?
    tumi ki baṅla bōjhō?
    Do you understand Bengali?
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀛 (vŏjjha), from Sanskrit वह्य (vahya). Cognate to Hindi बोझ (bojh).

Noun

বোঝা • (bōjha)

  1. load, burden
  2. weight
    Synonym: ওজন (ōjon)

References

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “বোঝা”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, বোঝা, Government of Bangladesh
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