Bengali word of the day: āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻž (mitthÄ/mit-thaa)
Also: āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āĻ¯ā§ (mitthe)
Derivative: āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§ (mitthÄbÄdÄĢ) = liar
English: false, lies
Etymology: evolved from Sanskrit āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻž/ā¤Žā¤ŋā¤ĨāĨā¤¯ā¤žÂ (mithyÄ), from Proto-Indo-European *mÄwdĘ°- (âto complain or care about somethingâ). Compare with Ancient Greek ÎŧáŋĻθÎŋĪ (mÃģthos, âtale, legendâ).
It's related to the English word 'myth'.
Phrase/Sentence:Â
āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¤ā§!* āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
mitthÄ bolis nÄ to! Ämi ášhik jÄni satti ki.
(mit-the bo-lis naa to. aa-mi thik jaa-ni sot-ti ki)
Translation: Don't tell lies! I know alright, what the truth is.
*this is in very informal tone. You can use it amongst close friends... if they are telling fibs :)
