কুমির

See also: কুমীর and কোমর

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कुम्भीर (kumbhīra), an extension of कुम्भी (kumbhī, “crocodile, elephant”), from a suffixed form of कुम्भ (kumbha, “jar, pot; the prominence on the elephantine upper forehead”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kumbʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kʰumbʰás (“pot”). The semantic shift occurred by initial comparison of pots with the elephant's upper forehead and by later comparison with the protruding eyes of a crocodile.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kumiɾ/, [ˈkumiɾ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kumiɹ/, [ˈkumiɹ]

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Noun

কুমির • (kumir)

1. crocodile
2. alligator

Synonyms

• (alligator): অ্যালিগেটর (êligeţôr)

See also

• ঘড়িয়াল (ghoṛiẏal, “gharial”)