हिलसा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• हिल्सा (hilsā)

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit इलीश (ilīśa), a compound of इल् (il, “to go, move”) +‎ ईश (īśa, “lord, master, chief”), literally meaning "the chief of those which move (in water)", referring to the perceived taste of the fish.The first element is from Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂- (“to drive, move, go”) (compare Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω (elaúnō, “to drive”), Latin alacer (“lively, active, brisk”), Irish élaim (“flee”), Proto-Germanic *alaną (“to spurn, drive”), *lanō (“lane”)).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦɪl.sɑː/, [ɦɪl.säː]

Noun

हिलसा • (hilsā) m

1. hilsa fish