সভ্য

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit সভ্য (sabhya).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ʃɔbʱːo/, [ˈʃɔbʱːoˑ], [ˈʃɔvːoˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ʃɔbʱːo/, [ˈʃɔbʱːoˑ], [ˈʃɔvːoˑ]

Adjective

সভ্য • (shôbbhô) (comparative আরও সভ্য, superlative সবচেয়ে সভ্য)

  1. civilized
    Synonyms: আর্য (arjo), ভদ্র (bhodro)
  2. polite, courteous, mannerly
  3. refined, elegant

Derived terms

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