Bengali[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit अंकुशी (aṃkuśī). Structurally, by Bengali suffixation of অঙ্কুশ (oṅkuś) + -ঈ (-i). Doublet of আঁকশি (ãkśi).
Pronunciation[edit]
অঙ্কুশী • (oṅkuśi)
- the hook used by the elephant drivers
- Synonym: আঁকশি (ãkśi)
- (feminine) a female person who is holding a hook
