ঘনিষ্ঠ

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Bengali

Etymology

Sanskritic formation from ঘন (ghon) +‎ -ইষ্ঠ (-iśṭho). Compare Assamese ঘনিষ্ঠ (ghonistho), Odia ଘନିଷ୍ଠ (ghanishṭha), Hindi घनिष्ठ (ghaniṣṭh).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɡʱoniʃʈʰo/,
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɡʱoniʃtʰo/, ,

Adjective

ঘনিষ্ঠ (ghoniśṭho) (comparative আরও ঘনিষ্ঠ, superlative সবচেয়ে ঘনিষ্ঠ, feminine ঘনিষ্ঠা)

  1. close, near, intimate
    ঘনিষ্ঠ বন্ধুghoniśṭho bondhuclose friend

Derived terms

References

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “ঘনিষ্ঠ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia
  • Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, ঘনিষ্ঠ, Government of Bangladesh