মাগ
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Bengali[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕 (magga), from Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga, “road (originally, of a wild animal)”), vriddhi of मृग (mṛga, “wild animal”), with extensive semantic shift: "road of wild animal" > "road of a beggar" > "beggar" > "female beggar" > "harlot", "wife", "woman". Doublet of মৃগ (mrig), মার্গ (margo), মার্গশীর্ষ (margośirśo), মাং (maṅ), মাগন (magon), মাগনা (magona), and মাঙ্গা (maṅga).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
মাগ • (mag)