অকাম
Bengali
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ.kam/, [ɔ.kãm]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Sanskrit अकाम (akāma). Structurally, from Sanskritic bahuvrīhi compound of অ- (ô-) + কাম (kam), or, by Bengali prefixation অ- (ô-) + কাম (kam).
Adjective
অকাম • (ôkam)
- having no wish or desire
- Synonym: অকাম্য (ôkammô)
- unwanted
- having no lust or urge for sex, unsensual
- Synonym: নিষ্কাম (niṣkam)
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अकर्म (akarma), which enters into Prakrit as অকাম, and remains unchanged in Bengali or turns into আকাম (akam). Alternatively, it is formed by Bengali prefixation অ- (ô-) + কাম (kam, “work”). Doublet of অকর্ম (ôkôrmô).
Noun
অকাম • (ôkam)
- misdeed, scandalous/condemnable act
Synonyms
- অপকর্ম (ôpôkôrmô)