বাঘ

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Assamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit व्याघ्र (vyāghra). Cognate with Sylheti ꠛꠣꠊ (bagó).

Noun[edit]

বাঘ (bagh)

  1. many members of the family Felidae and some members of Canidae. Big and medium sized animals.
  2. tiger (informal)
  3. leopard (informal)

Derived terms[edit]

Bengali[edit]

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বাঘ

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀕𑁆𑀖 (*bāggha), from Sanskrit व्याघ्र (vyāghra).[1] Doublet of ব্যাঘ্র (bêghro), a tatsama. Cognate with Sylheti ꠛꠣꠊ (bag).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /baɡʱ/, [ˈbaɡ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /baɡʱ/, [ˈbaɡ]
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Noun[edit]

বাঘ (bagh)

  1. tiger[2][1]
    Synonyms: ব্যাঘ্র (bêghro), শার্দূল (śardul)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Haughton, Graves C. (1833) A Dictionary, Bengálí and Sanskrit, Explained in English, and Adapted for Students of Either Language[1], London: J. L. Cox & Son, page 1955
  2. ^ Carey, William (1828) A Dictionary of the Bengalee Language[2], volume II, Serampore, page 394