Assamese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian قیچی (qayčī), from Azerbaijani qayçı, from Turkic, ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *kaïcï. Cognate with Bengali কাঁচি (kãci), Hindi क़ैंची (qa͠icī).

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Noun

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কেঁচি (kẽsi)

  1. scissors

Declension

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Alternative classifier: -খন (-khon)

Bengali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian قیچی (qayčī), from Azerbaijani qayçı, from Turkic, ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *kaïcï.

Pronunciation

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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ketɕi/, [ˈketɕiˑ]
  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /kɛt̪si/, [ˈkɛt̪siˑ], [xɛsiˑ], /kɛ̃si/, [ˈkɛ̃siˑ], [xɛ̃siˑ]

Noun

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কেঁচি (kẽci)

  1. alternative version of Bengali কাঁচি (kãci)