কৈৰা
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Early Assamese
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Etymology
[edit]From Sanskrit কৃকৰ (kṛkara, “a kind of partridge”), from Proto-Indo-European *kerk- (“crow, raven”), probably an onamatopoeia. Cognate with Ancient Greek κόραξ (kórax), Old Irish cerc (“hen”), Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬵𐬭𐬐𐬀𐬙𐬀𐬝 (kahrkatat̰, “rooster”), obsolete German Ruch, Old English hrōc (English rook).
Noun
[edit]কৈৰা (koira)
- swamp partridge, swamp francolin Francolinus gularis
- 15-16th century, Sankardeva, Saptakanda Ramayana Uttara Kanda:
Descendants
[edit]- Assamese: কইৰ (koir)