মাগ

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕 (magga), from Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga, “road (originally, of a wild animal)”), vriddhi of मृग (mṛga, “wild animal”)​, with extensive semantic shift: "road of wild animal" > "road of a beggar" > "beggar" > "female beggar" > "harlot", "wife", "woman". Doublet of মৃগ (mrig), মার্গ (margo), মার্গশীর্ষ (margośirśo), মাং (maṅ), মাগন (magon), মাগনা (magona), and মাঙ্গা (maṅga).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /maɡ/, [ˈmaɡ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /maɡ/, [ˈmaɡ]

Noun

মাগ • (mag)

1. (derogatory) wife
2. (derogatory) woman
3. (obsolete) harlot, prostitute, loose woman

Derived terms

• মাগু (magu)
• মাগী (magi)