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সজারু

Bengali edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀲𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀭𑀽𑀅 (*sajjārūa), from Prakrit *𑀰𑀬𑁆𑀬𑀅𑀭𑀽𑀯 (*śayyaarūva), from Sanskrit *शल्यकरूप (śalyakarūpa, “porcupine-shaped”), from शल्यक (śalyaka, “porcupine”, from शल्य (śalya, “pointed object, arrow, thorn”)) +‎ रूप (rūpa, “shape”). Cognate with Odia ସଜାରୁ (sôjaru).[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ʃɔdʒaɾu/, [ˈʃɔdʒaɾuˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ʃɔdʑaɹu/, [ˈʃɔdʑaɹuˑ]
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Noun edit

সজারু • (śojaru)

  1. porcupine
    Synonyms: ছেদার (chedar), শল্লকী (śolloki), সেঁজা (śẽja)

References edit

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “saryarupa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language‎[1], volume 2, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, page 476
  3. ^ Sukumar Sen (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D., Calcutta: Eastern Publishers, pages 830, 850
  4. ^ দাস, জ্ঞানেন্দ্রমোহন (1916) “সজারু”, in Dictionary of the Bengali Language (Self-pronouncing, Etymological & Explanatory) with Appendices (in Bengali), 2nd edition, কলিকাতা: দি ইণ্ডিয়ান্ পাব্‌লিশিং হাউস, page 1987
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