গেঞ্জি

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from English gansey, from Irish geansaí, from English guernsey. Cognate with Hindi गंजी (gañjī), Gujarati ગંજી (gañjī).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɡendʒi/, [ɡendʒiˑ], /ɡenzi/, [ɡenziˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɡendʑi/, [ɡendʑiˑ], /ɡenzi/, [ɡenziˑ]

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Noun

গেঞ্জি • (genji)

1. (historical, obsolete) guernsey (a type of knitted woolen sweater)
2. (modern) undershirt, T-shirt

Derived terms

• গেঞ্জিপ্যান্ট (genjippanṭo)
• স্যান্ডো গেঞ্জি (sênḍō genji)