এঁড়ে

এঁড়ে

Bengali

Alternative forms

• আঁড়িয়া (ãṛiẏa), আঁড়্যা (ãṛê)
• আঁইড়া (ãiṛa), আঁইড়্যা (ãiṛẏa) – Vaṅga

Etymology

Syncopal and umlauted form of earlier আঁইড়া (ãiṛa), itself metathesised from earlier আঁড়িয়া (ãṛiya, literally “testicle-having”), from আঁড় (ãṛô, “testicle”) +‎ -ইয়া (-iya), from Sanskrit अण्ड (aṇḍá).

Noun

এঁড়ে • (ẽṛe)

1. bull, bull-calf

   Synonyms: ষাঁড় (ṣãṛô), বলদ (bôlôd)

Adjective

এঁড়ে • (ẽṛe)

1. male (animal)

   Synonym: মর্দা (môrda)

2. (figuratively, by extension) obstinate

   Synonyms: একরোখা (ekrokha), একগুঁয়ে (ekgũye)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “এঁড়ে” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “এঁড়ে” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh