Bengali

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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লঙ্কা (loṅka)

  1. chilli, capsicum

Etymology 2

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit लङ्का (laṅkā).

Proper noun

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লঙ্কা (loṅka)

  1. (mythology) Lanka (the citadel of Ravana in the Ramayana)
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