দেশলাই

Bengali

দেশলাই

Etymology

Umlaut of দিয়াশলাই (diẏaslai), from Prakrit *𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀰𑀮𑀸𑀬𑀸 (*dīvaśalāyā), from Sanskrit दीपशलाका (dīpaśalākā), from दीप (dīpa, “light”) +‎ शलाका (śalākā, “stick”). Cognate with Assamese দিয়াচলাই (diasolai).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d̪eʃlai̯/, [ˈd̪eʃlai̯]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /d̪eʃlai̯/, [ˈd̪eʃlai̯]

Noun

দেশলাই • (deslai)

1. match (a device made of wood or paper, at the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface)

References

• Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language‎^[1], volume 1, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, page 416