খেঁচা

Bengali

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *kʷels-

Sanskrit कर्षति (karṣati)?

Sanskrit अञ्चति (añcati)influ.?

Prakrit 𑀔𑀁𑀘𑀇 (khaṃcaï)

Bengali খেঁচা (khẽca)

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀔𑀺𑀁𑀘𑀇 (*khiṃcaï), 𑀔𑀁𑀘𑀇 (khaṃcaï, “to pull”), from a family of Prakrit words with "dragging" connotations of unknown further origin.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kʰẽt͡ʃa/, [ˈkʰẽt͡ʃaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kʰetɕa/, [ˈkʰetɕaˑ]

Verb

খেঁচা • (khẽca)

1. to pull
2. to snatch