সুন্দরী মেয়ে
sundori meye/ʃund̪ɔɾi me/word by word
The English phrase "beautiful girl" is translated into Bengali as সুন্দরী মেয়ে (sundori meye).
সুন্দরী মেয়ে is used to describe a girl who is physically attractive or pleasing to look at.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase consists of সুন্দরী, which is the feminine form of the adjective sundor meaning beautiful and মেয়ে, meaning girl.
Which one should you use?
While sundor is the neutral form for beauty, সুন্দরী is the specific feminine form used when describing a woman or girl.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is sundori meye. The IPA is /ʃund̪ɔɾi me/.
Did you know?
- Depending on the social setting, describing an adult woman as সুন্দরী may be perceived as overly flirtatious rather than a simple compliment.
- In Bengali, the word সুন্দরী can be used as a noun on its own to mean 'a beauty', removing the need for the word মেয়ে entirely.
- The word for girl মেয়ে shares the same linguistic root as the word for mother মা.
Examples in context
- ওখানের ঐ সুন্দরী মেয়েটা কে?Who is that beautiful girl over there?This sentence is useful for asking about the identity of a specific সুন্দরী মেয়ে.Tatoeba #11633802 by robingaspi, translation #8336298 by CK
- সে একটি সুন্দরী মেয়ে।se ekti sundari meye.She is a beautiful girl.
- ছবিতে সুন্দরী মেয়েটিকে দেখা যাচ্ছে।chobite sundari meyetik-e dekha jacche.The beautiful girl is visible in the picture.
Example conversation
Akash and Moumita are looking at a photo album.
- আকাশ Akashএই ছবিতে কি কোনো সুন্দরী মেয়ে আছে?ei chobite ki kono sundari meye ache?Is there a beautiful girl in this picture?
- মৌমিতা Moumitaহ্যাঁ, এই সুন্দরী মেয়েটি আমার বোন।hã, ei sundari meyeti amar bon.Yes, this beautiful girl is my sister.
- আকাশ Akashসে সত্যিই খুব সুন্দরী।se sotti-i khub sundari.She really is very beautiful.
- মৌমিতা Moumitaধন্যবাদ, আকাশ।dhonnyobad, Akash.Thank you, Akash.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (সুন্দরী, মেয়ে) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries মেয়ে, সুন্দরী, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
