ভড়ি

Middle Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit भृति (bhṛti, “support”) or भृतिका (bhṛtikā), from the root भृ (bhṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-. Compare Early Assamese ভৰি (bhori).

Noun

ভড়ি (bhaṛi)

  1. the portion of the body from the loins downward, the human leg
    • c. 17th-18th c., Viṣṇu-Pāl, Manasāmaṅgala:
      হাথ ভড়ি কাটিঞা তোর।
      hath bhoṛi kaṭĩa tōr.
      Cutting off your arms and legs.
    • c. 17th-18th c., Viṣṇu-Pāl, Manasāmaṅgala:
      হাথে ভড়্যে বান্ধে আগম জলে ফেলে দে।
      hāthe bhaṛye bāndhe āgama jale phele de.
      Tying his hands and feet throw him down into the fathomless water.
  2. soldier, servant

Descendants
  • Bengali: ভইড় (bhoiṛ)

Further reading
  • Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D.‎, volume 700, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers.
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