সোজা

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Bengali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle Bengali সোঝা (śōjha), from Prakrit 𑀲𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀓 (sŏjjhaka), from 𑀲𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀛 (sŏjjha​) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit शोध्य (śodhya, to be cleansed, purified), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćawdʰyás, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewdʰyós, from *ḱewdʰ- (to clean, purify), an extension of *ḱew- (to shine). Cognate with Assamese সজা (xoza), Odia ସୋଜା (soja), Maithili सोझ (sōjh), Bhojpuri सोझ (sōjh), Gujarati સોજું (sojũ), Hindi सोझा (sojhā), Nepali सोजो (sojo), Punjabi ਸੋਝਾ (sojhā), Lahnda ساوجھآ (sojhā).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ʃodʒa/, [ˈʃodʒaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ʃodʑa/, [ˈʃodʑaˑ]

Adjective[edit]

সোজা (śōja) (comparative আরও সোজা, superlative সবচেয়ে সোজা)

  1. easy, simple
    Synonym: সহজ (śohoj)
    Antonym: কঠিন (koṭhin)
    কি সোজা!
    ki śōja!
    How easy!
  2. simple, plain
    Synonym: সহজ (śohoj)
  3. straight, upright
    সোজা হয়ে দাঁড়াও
    śōja hoẏe dãṛaō.
    Stand straightly.
    (literally, “Become straight in your stance.”)
  4. direct, immediate
    আমি সোজা চলে গেলাম ওখানে
    ami śōja cole gelam ōkhane.
    I went there directly.
  5. disciplined, straight
    সে পুরোপুরি সোজা হয়ে গেছে
    śe purōpuri śōja hoẏe geche.
    He/she has become fully disciplined.

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