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Assamese
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit सिद्ध (siddha). Cognate to Bengali সিধা (śidha).
Pronunciation
Noun
সিধা • (xidha)
- uncooked eatables provided to a guest
- raw provisions and other necessary articles connected with them
References
- “সিধা”, in Candrakānta abhidhāna: Asamīyā śabdara butpatti āru udāharaṇere Asamīyā-Ingrājī dui bhashara artha thakā abhidhāna [Comprehensive dictionary of the Assamese language with etymology and illustrations of words with their meanings in Assamese and English], 2nd edition, Guwahati: Gauhati University, 1962, →OCLC.
Bengali
- সিধে (śidhe) — umlauted, less common
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥 (siddha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit सिद्ध (siddha). Cognate to Assamese সিধা (xidha), Odia ସିଧା (sidhā), ସିଦା (sidā), Maithili सिधा (sidhā), Hindustani سیدھا / सीधा (sīdhā), Nepali सिधो (sidho), Gujarati સીધું (sīdhũ), Punjabi ਸਿੱਧਾ (siddhā), Sindhi سِڌُ (sidhu), سِڌو (sidho), Marathi शिधा (śidhā), Sinhalese සිදු (sidu), Dhivehi ސިދެ (side), ހިނދު (hiⁿdu). Doublet of সিদ্ধ (śiddho)
Pronunciation
Adjective
সিধা • (śidha) (comparative আরও সিধা, superlative সবচেয়ে সিধা)
- easy, simple
- Synonyms: সোজা (śōja), সহজ (śohoj)
- Antonym: কঠিন (koṭhin)
- simple, plain
- Synonyms: সোজা (śōja), সহজ (śohoj)
- straight, upright
- Synonym: সোজা (śōja)
- direct, immediate
- Synonym: সোজা (śōja)
- honest
- sincere
Derived terms
References
- Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “সিধা”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.