খাগড়া

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀔𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀟​ (khaggaḍa​), from 𑀔𑀕𑁆𑀕 (khagga, “reed, sugarcane; rhinoceros horn”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-), from Sanskrit खाड्ग (khāḍga, “(anything) related to rhinoceros”), vriddhi of खड्ग (khaḍga​, “rhinoceros”), from a non-Aryan substrate; regarding the semantic connection, rhinoceroses naturally live around and eat from reeds. Cognate with Odia ଖଗଡ଼ା (khôgôṛa). Doublet of খাগ (khag, “writing reed; rhinoceros horn; boar tusk”) and খড়গ (khoṛog).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kʰaɡɽa/, [ˈkʰaɡɽaˑ], /kʰaɡɾa/, [ˈkʰaɡɾaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kʰaɡɹa/, [ˈkʰaɡɹaˑ]

Noun

খাগড়া • (khagoṛa)

1. (broadly) any reed, sugarcane, tall grass
2. (strictly) wild sugarcane (Saccharum spontaneum)

Derived terms

• উলুখাগড়া (ulukhagoṛa)
• নলখাগড়া (nolkhagoṛa)
• খাগড়াছড়ি (khagṛachoṛi, “Khagrachari”)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khaḍgá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 198