Bengali edit

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Etymology edit

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit পক্ষিন্ (pakṣín, bird, literally winged). Compare Punjabi ਪੰਖੀ (paṅkhī), Old Hindi पंषी (paṃkhī). Doublet of পক্ষী (pokkhi), a tatsama, and পাখি (pakhi), a tadbhava.

Noun edit

পঙ্খী (poṅkhi)

  1. bird

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