অকাম

Bengali

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɔ.kam/, [ˈɔ.kam]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɔ.kam/, [ˈɔ.kam]
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit अकाम (akāma). Structurally, from Sanskritic bahuvrīhi compound of অ- (o-) +‎ কাম (kam), or, by Bengali prefixation অ- (o-) +‎ কাম (kam).

Adjective

অকাম • (okam) (comparative আরও অকাম, superlative সবচেয়ে অকাম)

  1. having no wish or desire
    Synonym: অকাম্য (ôkammô)
  2. unwanted
  3. having no lust or urge for sex, unsensual
    Synonym: নিষ্কাম (niśkam)

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अकर्म (akarma), which enters into Prakrit as অকাম, and remains unchanged in Bengali or turns into আকাম (akam). Alternatively, it is formed by Bengali prefixation অ- (o-) +‎ কাম (kam, “work”). Doublet of অকর্ম (ôkôrmô).

Noun

অকাম • (okam)

  1. misdeed, scandalous/condemnable act
Synonyms
  • অপকর্ম (ôpôkôrmô)
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