Middle Assamese

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সৰিহ

Etymology

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Inherited from Early Assamese *সৰিষ (soriṣo), from Prakrit 𑀲𑀭𑀺𑀲𑀯 (sarisava), from Sanskrit সৰ্ষপ (sarṣapa, mustard seed). Cognate with Sylheti ꠢꠂꠞꠧ (hoiró), Bengali সরষে (śorśe), Odia ସୋରିଷ (sorisha), Hindustani سرسوں / सरसों (sarsõ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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সৰিহ (xoriho)

  1. (plant, seed) mustard
    • 1724, Ratna Kandali Sarma Kataki, Arjun Das Bairagi Kataki, Tripura Buranji :
      এই পৰঙ্গনাসকলত ধান, মাহ, সৰিহ ইত্যাদি শস্য আছে।
      ei poroṅgonaxokolot dhan, mah, xoriho ityadi xoissyo ase.
      These paraganas have rice, pulses, mustard etc crops.

Descendants

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  • Assamese: সৰিয়হ (xorioh)

See also

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