টেংরা

Bengali

Alternative forms

• টেঙরা (ṭeṅra), টেংড়া (ṭeṅṛa), টেঙড়া (ṭeṅṛa)
• ট্যাঙরা (ṭêṅra), ট্যাংরা (ṭêṅra), ট্যাঙড়া (ṭêṅṛa), ট্যাংড়া (ṭêṅṛa)
• টেঁড়া (ṭẽṛa), টেঁরা (ṭẽra)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Bengali *টিআংডা (ṭiaṃḍa), from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀝𑀺𑀅𑀁𑀟 (*ṭiaṃḍa), from Sanskrit त्रिकण्ट (trikaṇṭa), from त्रि (tri, “three”) +‎ कण्ट (kaṇṭa, “thorn, fishbone”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʈæŋɾa/, [ˈʈæŋɾaˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /tɛŋɹa/, [ˈtɛŋɹaˑ]

Noun

টেংরা • (ṭeṅra)

1. (cooking) naked catfish (family Bagridae), especially of the genera Batasio and Mystus