দাঁড়

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दण्ड (daṇḍa). Doublet of দণ্ড (dôṇḍô) and দাঁড়ি (dãṛi).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d̪ãɽ/, [ˈd̪ãɽ], /d̪ãɾ/, [ˈd̪ãɾ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /d̪aɹ/, [ˈd̪aɹ]

Noun

দাঁড় • (dãṛ)

1. paddle, oar

Adjective

দাঁড় • (dãṛ)

1. standing, upright, erect

   দাঁড়ে বসা ― dãṛe bośa ― to roost, to perch

   দাঁড় করানো ― dãṛ koranō ― to stand (something) up, to set upright, to file, to establish

   • 2017 May 24, BBC News বাংলা‎^[1]:

     আশ্চর্যজনকভাবে তারা দেখেছেন, একটা মৃত ফ্লেমিঙ্গোকেও বাইরের কোনও সাহায্য ছাড়াই এক পায়ে খাড়া করে দাঁড় করানো সম্ভব।

     aścorjojonkbhabe tara dekhechen, ekṭa mrito phlemiṅgōkeō bairer kōnō śahajjo chaṛai ek paẏe khaṛa kore dãṛ koranō śombhob.

     To their surprise, they found that even a dead flamingo could be stood upright on one leg without any outside help.

2. well-established
3. waiting, halted
4. brought to, reduced to

References

• Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “দাঁড়”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3^rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC, page 491.
• Bhaṭṭācārya, Subhāsha (2003) “দাঁড়”, in Saṁsada Bāṁlā uccāraṇa abhidhāna, 2^nd edition, Kalikata: Sāhitya Saṃsada, →OCLC.
• Accessible Dictionary, [2] Government of Bangladesh