খয়ের
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Bengali
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀬𑀺𑀭 (khayira), from Sanskrit खदिर (khadira).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]খয়ের • (khoẏer)
- catechu tree (Senegalia catechu, syn. Mimosa catechu[2][1])
- Synonym: খদির (khodir)
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 দাস, জ্ঞানেন্দ্রমোহন (1937) “খয়ের”, in Dictionary of the Bengali Language (Self-pronouncing, Etymological & Explanatory) with Appendices (in Bengali), 2nd edition, কলিকাতা: দি ইণ্ডিয়ান্ পাব্লিশিং হাউস, page 611
- ^ Haughton, Graves C. (1833) “খয়েৰ”, in A Dictionary, Bengálí and Sanskrit, Explained in English, and Adapted for Students of Either Language[1], London: J. L. Cox & Son, page 862