সওয়া

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Bengali[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀯𑀸𑀬 (savāya), from Sanskrit सपाद (sapāda, increased by a quarter), a compound of स- (sa-, collective or additive prefix) +‎ पाद (pāda, quarter). Cognate with Odia ସଉଆ (sôua), Hindi सवा (savā), Gujarati સ​વા (sa​vā), Kashmiri سۄاد (sọād).

Noun[edit]

সওয়া (śoōẇa)

  1. one and a quarter

Adjective[edit]

সওয়া (śoōẇa)

  1. increased by a quarter
  2. (time) quarter past
Antonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

H-dropped form of earlier সহা (śoha).

Alternative forms[edit]

Verb[edit]

সওয়া (śoōẇa)

  1. to tolerate; to resist; to bear
    Synonym: বরদাশত করা (bôrdasht kôra)
    আর তো সইতে পারছি না
    ar tō śoite parchi na.
    I can bear this no longer.
Conjugation[edit]
Chalita
Sadhu

References[edit]

  • Accessible Dictionary, [1] Government of Bangladesh
  • Accessible Dictionary, [2] Government of Bangladesh