জোস

Bengali

Alternative forms

• জোশ (jōś)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali জোশ (jōś), borrowed from Classical Persian جوش (jōš, “excitement; agitation; boiling”), nominalized from جوشیدن (jōšīdan, “to boil”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yāsáyati, from Proto-Indo-European *yos-éye-ti, causative of *yes- (“to boil, foam”). Compare Hindustani جوش (joś) / जोश (joś).

Pronunciation

• (for the noun) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒoʃ/, [ˈd͡ʒoːʃ], [ˈd͡ʒoʃ]
• (for the adjective) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒos/, [ˈd͡ʒoːs], [ˈd͡ʒos]

Noun

জোস • (jōs)

1. enthusiasm, excitement, zeal

Adjective

জোস • (jōs) (comparative আরও জোস, superlative সবচেয়ে জোস)

1. (informal) amazing, fascinating, exciting; cool