যিশু
Bengali
Alternative forms
- যীশু (jiśu)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Biblical Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (y'hoshúa, yĕhōšúaʿ)
Bengali যিশু
Derived from Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yeshúa, yēšū́aʿ). Compare Hindi यीशु (yīśu).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
যিশু • (jiśu)
- (Christianity) Jesus
- Synonym: (Islam) ঈসা (iśa)
Usage notes
- While যিশু (jiśu) is the secular Bengali name, Islamic usage prefers ঈসা (iśa).
Coordinate terms
- খ্রিস্ট (khrisṭ, “Christ”)