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