গেজা

গেজা

See also: জেগা

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian غذا‎ (“food”), which from Arabic غِذَاء‎ (ḡiḏāʾ, “nourishment”), from the root غ ذ و‎ (ḡ-ḏ-w). Cognate with Turkish gıda.

Noun

গেজা • (geza) (objective গেজা or গেজাকে, genitive গেজার, locative গেজায়)

1. good and healthy food, sustenance

   শুকরের হাতে তুমি সপিআছগেজা

   śukôrer hate tumi śôpiachô geza

   You have handed good and healthy food to a pig

   - Sheikh Faizullah

   Synonyms: খানা (khana), খোরাক (khorak), রিজিক (rizik), খানী (khanī)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “গেজা” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh