মিঞা

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • মিয়া (miẏa), মিয়াঁ (miẏã)

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu مِیَاں (miyā̃), from Classical Persian میان (miyān). Doublet of মধ্য (moddho), মাঝ (majh), and ময়দান (moẏdan).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /mi̯ã/, [ˈmi̯ãˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /mi̯a/, [ˈmi̯aˑ]
    (file)

Noun

মিঞা • (mĩa)

  1. (Muslim) man, gentleman; sir
    Coordinate terms: বিবি (bibi), বেগম (begom)
    মিঞা, তোমার হাল কি?
    ō mĩa, tōmar hal ki?
    Hey man, how are you?
    (literally, “Hey man, what is your condition?”)
  2. (archaic) squire

Derived terms

  • মিঞা বাড়ী (mĩa baṛi)
  • মিঞা সাহেব (mĩa śaheb)
  • মিঞাজাদা (mĩajada)
  • মিঞাজাদী (mĩajadi)
  • মিঞাজী (mĩaji)

Proper noun

মিঞা • (mĩa)

  1. (Britain, Anglosphere) a male surname, Mia, Miah, or Miya, from Persian
  2. a Miya person or person of Miya ancestry

Descendants

  • English: Miah

References

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