কেঁচো

Bengali

Alternative forms

• কেঁচুয়া (kẽcuẇa) — dialectal

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali কেঁচুয়া (kẽcuẇa), from Sanskrit *केञ्चुक (keñcuka) (compare attested किञ्चुलुक (kiñculuka)). Cognate with Assamese কেঁচু (kẽsu), Odia କେଞ୍ଚୁ (keñcu), କେଞ୍ଚୁଆ (keñcuā), Bhojpuri केंचुआ (kēñcuā), Hindi केंचुआ (kẽcuā).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kẽt͡ʃo/, [ˈkẽt͡ʃoˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ketɕo/, [ˈketɕoˑ]

Noun

কেঁচো • (kẽcō)

1. earthworm

Derived terms

• কেঁচো খুড়তে সাপ (kẽcō khuṛte śap)