আলগা

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀮𑀕𑁆𑀕 (alagga), from Sanskrit अलग्न (alagna, “disconnected, detached”), from अ- (a-, “not”) +‎ लग्न (lagna, “connected, attached”). Cognate with Assamese আলগ (alog), Odia ଅଲଗ (ôlôgô), ଅଲଗା (ôlôga), Magahi 𑂃𑂪𑂏 (alag), Bhojpuri अलग (alag), Gujarati અળ્ગું (aḷgũ), Punjabi ਅਲਗ੍ਗ (alagg), Hindi अलग (alag), अल्गा (algā), Marathi अलग (alag), अळग (aḷag).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /alɡa/, [ˈalɡaˑ]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /alɡa/, [ˈalɡaˑ]

Adjective

আলগা • (alga) (comparative আরও আলগা, superlative সবচেয়ে আলগা)

loose, unfastened, slack; lax
disconnected, detached; isolated, secluded
bare, uncovered
uncontrolled
insincere; careless
incondite

Derived terms

কাছা আলগা (kacha alga, “careless, incautious”, literally “unfastened or loosely tucked loincloth”)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “alagna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 31

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