বাঘ

Assamese

Etymology

From Sanskrit व्याघ्र (vyāghra). Cognate with Sylheti ꠛꠣꠊ (bagó).

Noun

বাঘ • (bagh)

  1. many members of the family Felidae and some members of Canidae. Big and medium sized animals.
  2. tiger (informal)
  3. leopard (informal)

Derived terms

Bengali

বাঘ

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀕𑁆𑀖 (*bāggha), from Sanskrit व्याघ्र (vyāghra).[1] Doublet of ব্যাঘ্র (bêghro), a tatsama. Cognate with Sylheti ꠛꠣꠊ (bag).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /baɡʱ/, [ˈbaɡ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /baɡʱ/, [ˈbaɡ]
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Noun

বাঘ • (bagh)

  1. tiger[2][1]
    Synonyms: ব্যাঘ্র (bêghro), শার্দূল (śardul)

Derived terms

  • কেঁদো বাঘ (kẽdō bagh)
  • চিতাবাঘ (citabagh, leopard)
  • বাঘিনি (baghini)

References

  1. Haughton, Graves C. (1833) A Dictionary, Bengálí and Sanskrit, Explained in English, and Adapted for Students of Either Language, London: J. L. Cox & Son, page 1955
  2. Carey, William (1828) A Dictionary of the Bengalee Language, volume II, Serampore, page 394
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