চুঁচি

Bengali

Alternative forms

• চুচি (cuci)

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀺, *𑀘𑀼𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺 (*cucci, *cuñci), of onomatopoeic origin, mimicking suckling sounds.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh, Varendra) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃũ.t͡ʃi/, [ˈt͡ʃũ.t͡ʃiˑ]
• (western Vanga) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sũ.t͡si/, [ˈt͡sũ.t͡siˑ], [ˈsũ.siˑ]
• (eastern Vanga) IPA^(key): /sũ.si/, [ˈsũ.siˑ], [ˈsu.siˑ]

Noun

চুঁচি • (cũci) (very informal)

1. nipple
2. breast

Further reading

• Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D.‎^[1], volume 284, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers.