পঙ্খী
Bengali
Alternative forms
- পঙ্খি (poṅkhi), পংখি (poṅkhi), পংখী (poṅkhi)
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit পক্ষিন্ (pakṣín, “bird”, literally “winged”). Compare Punjabi ਪੰਖੀ (paṅkhī), Old Hindi पंषी (paṃkhī). Doublet of পক্ষী (pokkhi), a tatsama, and পাখি (pakhi), a tadbhava.
Derived terms
- ময়ূরপঙ্খী (moẏuropṅkhi)
- পঙ্খীরাজ (poṅkhiraj)
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