খয়ের

Bengali

Etymology

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Sanskrit ख॒दि॒र (khadirá)
Prakrit 𑀔𑀇𑀭 (khaïra)
Bengali খয়ের

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀇𑀭 (khaïra), from Sanskrit ख॒दि॒र (khadirá).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kʰɔeɾ/, [ˈkʰɔeɾ]
    • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kʰɔeɹ/, [ˈkʰɔeɹ]
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    Noun

    খয়ের • (khoẏer)

    1. catechu tree (Senegalia catechu, syn. Mimosa catechu[2][1])
      Synonym: খদির (khodir)

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 দাস, জ্ঞানেন্দ্রমোহন (1937), “খয়ের”, in Dictionary of the Bengali Language (Self-pronouncing, Etymological & Explanatory) with Appendices (in Bengali), 2nd edition, কলিকাতা: দি ইণ্ডিয়ান্ পাব্‌লিশিং হাউস, page 611
    2. ^ Haughton, Graves C. (1833), “খয়েৰ”, in A Dictionary, Bengálí and Sanskrit, Explained in English, and Adapted for Students of Either Language‎[1], London: J. L. Cox & Son, page 862
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