চুঁচি
Bengali
editAlternative forms
edit- চুচি (cuci)
Etymology
editInherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀺, *𑀘𑀼𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺 (*cucci, *cuñci), of onomatopoeic origin, mimicking suckling sounds.
Pronunciation
edit- (Rarh, Varendra) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃũ.t͡ʃi/, [ˈt͡ʃũ.t͡ʃiˑ]
- (western Vanga) IPA(key): /ˈt͡sũ.t͡si/, [ˈt͡sũ.t͡siˑ], [ˈsũ.siˑ]
- (eastern Vanga) IPA(key): /sũ.si/, [ˈsũ.siˑ], [ˈsu.siˑ]
Noun
editচুঁচি • (cũci) (very informal)
Further reading
edit- Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D.[1], volume 284, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers.