ফনী

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ফনি (phoni)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit फणा (phaṇā, “hood”); cognate with Assamese ফণি (phoni) and Chakma 𑄛𑄪𑄚𑄨 (puni).

Noun

ফনী • (phoni) (objective ফনী (phoni) or ফনীকে (phonike), genitive ফনীর (phonir), locative ফনীতে (phonite))

1. comb

   ভাঙ্গা ফনী না রাখিব ঘরে

   bhaṅga phôni na rakhibô ghôre

   Will not keep a broken comb in the home.

   - Syed Alaol

   Synonyms: কাঁকই (kãkoi), চিরুনি (ciruni)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “ফনি, ফনী” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh