গেঞ্জি

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Bengali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English gansey, from Irish geansaí, from English guernsey. Cognate with Hindi गंजी (gañjī), Gujarati ગંજી (gañjī).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɡendʒi/, [ɡendʒiˑ], /ɡenzi/, [ɡenziˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɡendʑi/, [ɡendʑiˑ], /ɡenzi/, [ɡenziˑ]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

গেঞ্জি (genji)

  1. (historical, obsolete) guernsey (a type of knitted woolen sweater)
  2. (modern) undershirt, T-shirt

Derived terms[edit]