মেজ

Bengali

Alternative forms

মেজো (mejō), মেঝো (mejhō), মেঝ (mejho)
মাইঝুয়া (maijhuẏa), মাউঝুয়া (maujhuẏa) — archaic
মাইঝা (maijha), মাউঝা (maujha) — Vanga

Etymology 1

Deaspirated from মেঝো (mejhō), umlauted from মাইঝুআ (maijhua), from Middle Bengali মাঝুআ (majhua) with high vowel metathesis (syllabic anticipation) and fronting, from মাঝ (majh) +‎ -উআ (-ua).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /med͡ʒo/, [ˈmed͡ʒoˑ]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /medʑo/, [ˈmedʑoˑ]

Adjective

মেজ • (mejo) (comparative আরও মেজ, superlative সবচেয়ে মেজ)

secondborn, second in age
middle, medium

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian (mēz).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /med͡ʒ/, [ˈmed͡ʒ]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /medʑ/, [ˈmedʑ]

Noun

মেজ • (mej) (objective মেজ (mej) or মেজকে (mejoke), genitive মেজের (mejer), locative মেজে (meje))

desk, table
Synonyms: টেবিল (ṭebil), ডেস্ক (ḍesk)

আমরা যদি ও পাতিয়াছি মেজে
amra jodiō patiẏachi meje
Even if we have laid it out in the table.
Rabindranath Tagore

References

“মেজ”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-English], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.
“মেজ”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-Bengali], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.