Bengali edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit चुञ्चइक (cuñcaïka).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rāṛha) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃũ.t͡ʃi/, [ˈt͡ʃũ.t͡ʃiˑ]
  • (Vaṅga) IPA(key): /ˈt͡sũ.t͡si/, [ˈt͡sũ.t͡siˑ]

Noun edit

চুঁচি (cũci) (now vulgar)

  1. nipple
  2. breast

Further reading edit

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