পিঁপড়া

Bengali

Alternative forms
  • পিঁপড়ে (pĩpṛe)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Bengali পিংপডা (piṃpaḍā), nasalized from Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀟𑀸 (pippaḍā), from a substrate (compare Sanskrit पिपीलिका (pipīlikā)).[1] Cognate with Sylheti ꠙꠤꠙꠠꠣ (fifṛa), Assamese পিপৰা (pipora), Odia ପିମ୍ପୁଡ଼ି (pimpuṛi), Magahi 𑂣𑂱𑂁𑂣𑂚𑂲 (pimpaṛī), 𑂣𑂱𑂣𑂩𑂲 (piprī). Artificial or spontaneous nasalization is common in eastern Indo-Aryan languages, along with a more prominent presence of the velar nasal. Doublet of পিপীলিকা (pipilika).

Noun

পিঁপড়া • (pĩpṛa)

  1. ant

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pipila”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 463
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