রেশমি

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ريشمى (rēšmī, rīšmī), from ابریشمی (abrīšamī). Synchronically derivable from রেশম (reśom) + -ই (-i).

Compare Sylheti ꠞꠦꠡꠝꠤ (reśomi), Assamese ৰেছমী (resomi), Odia ରେଶମୀ (reśami), Hindustani ریشمی / रेशमी (reśmī).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /reʃmi/, [ˈreʃmiˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɹeʃmi/, [ɹeʃmiˑ]

Adjective

রেশমি • (reśmi) (comparative আরও রেশমি, superlative সবচেয়ে রেশমি)

1. silken, of silk

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “রেশমি”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
• Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, রেশমি, Government of Bangladesh