মল্লিকা

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मल्लिका (mallikā), of substrate origin, probably the same source as বেলি (beli). Doublet of চামেলি (cameli).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /molːika/, [ˈmolːikaˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /molːika/, [ˈmolːikaˑ]

Noun

মল্লিকা • (mollika)

  1. Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
    Synonym: বেলি (beli)

Proper noun

মল্লিকা • (mollika)

  1. a female given name, Mallika or Mollika, from Sanskrit
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