Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀺𑀓𑀸 (duggikā), from 𑀤𑀼𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀸 (duggā) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit दुर्गा (durgā).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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দুগি (dugi)[1]

  1. contemptuous form of দুর্গা (durga)

References

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  1. ^ Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language[1], volume 1, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, page 462