hilsa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi हिल्सा (hilsā).

Noun

hilsa (plural hilsas)

1. Tenualosa ilisha, a fish in the herring family, and a popular food fish in South Asia.

Synonyms

• (Tenualosa ilisha): hilsa shad, ilish

Translations

fish

• Assamese: ইলীহ (ilih), ইলীহি (ilihi), ইলিছ (ilis)
• Bengali: ইলিশ (bn) (iliś)
• Bishnupriya Manipuri: হিলসা
• Burmese: ငါးသလောက် (my) (nga:sa.lauk)
• Gujarati: મોદાર (modār)
• Hindi: हिल्सा (hilsā)
• Japanese: ヒルサ (hirusa), イリッシュ (irisshu)
• Odia: ଇଲିଶି (iliśi)
• Sindhi: پلو (pallu)
• Telugu: పులస (te) (pulasa)

Anagrams

• Hails, Lashi, Sahli, alish, hails, shail