Assamese

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চৰাই

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Early Assamese চড়াই (coṛai), from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀘𑀟𑀬 (*caḍaya), from Sanskrit চটক (caṭaka, sparrow). Compare Kamta চৰাই (sorai, chicken), Sylheti ꠌꠠꠂ (soṛoi, sparrow), Bengali চড়ুই (coṛui, sparrow), Odia ଚଢ଼େଇ (caṛhei), Nepali चरा (carā), Hindi चिड़िया (ciṛiyā), Urdu چڑیا (ciṛiyā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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চৰাই (sorai)

  1. bird
    Synonym: (less common) পখী (pokhi)

Declension

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(herd (numeral)):

See also

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