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stingy

Bengali translation: kripon shobhab, bey-kuntho, konjush; or depending on the context - bodmejaji

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English term or phrase:stingy
Bengali translation:kripon shobhab, bey-kuntho, konjush; or depending on the context - bodmejaji
Entered by: Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.

04:45 Feb 8, 2005
English to Bengali translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics
English term or phrase: stingy
translation this word in bengali.
A B Bhattacharjee
kripon shobhab, bey-kuntho, konjush, bodmejaji
Explanation:
kripon shobhab, bey-kuntho, konjush, bod-mejaji

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Note added at 34 mins (2005-02-08 05:20:13 GMT)
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kripon shobhab, bey-kuntho and konjush have the same meaning. But \"bodmejaji\" has a different meaning, which is \"ill-tempered\". Depending on your context you can choose the right word.
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Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
Bangladesh
Local time: 08:39
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5 +4kripon shobhab, bey-kuntho, konjush, bodmejaji
Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
4kipte
Lubain Masum


  

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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
kripon shobhab, bey-kuntho, konjush, bodmejaji


Explanation:
kripon shobhab, bey-kuntho, konjush, bod-mejaji

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Note added at 34 mins (2005-02-08 05:20:13 GMT)
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kripon shobhab, bey-kuntho and konjush have the same meaning. But \"bodmejaji\" has a different meaning, which is \"ill-tempered\". Depending on your context you can choose the right word.

Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
Bangladesh
Local time: 08:39
Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Syeda Tanbira Zaman: With everything except "Bodmejaji"
4 hrs
  -> Could you please check the "Samsad English-Bengali Dictionary" for "stingy"? Thank you.
agree  keshab
8 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  Roy Chaudhuri: also "kipte" in chalu bangla.
2 days 10 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  shoumik_bhat (X)
5 days
  -> Thank you
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525 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
kipte


Explanation:
If it is informal or colloquial, you can use 'kipte/kipta'.

Lubain Masum
United States
Local time: 22:39
Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali
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