Bengali

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit महिष (mahiṣa). Doublet of মোষ (mōś), মইষ (moiś), ভইষ (bhoiś), and মহীশূর (mohiśur).

Pronunciation

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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /mohiʃ/, [ˈmohiʃ]
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Noun

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মহিষ (mohiś)

  1. buffalo
    Synonym: ভইষ (bhoiś)

Derived terms

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