মৈহ

Assamese

Alternative forms

• মোইহ (müih)
• ম’হ (möh) — Eastern/Standard Assamese

Etymology

From Sanskrit महिष (mahiṣa). Cognate with Bengali মোষ (mōś), Odia ମଇଁଷି (môĩṣi), Hindustani بھینس / भैंस (bha͠is), Sylheti ꠜꠂꠍ (bois).

Noun

মৈহ • (moih) (Central Assamese)

1. buffalo