শিমেলি

Assamese

শিমেলি

Alternative forms

শিমলু (ximolu) — Standard

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit শল্মলি (śalmali). Cognate with Sylheti ꠢꠤꠝꠟ (himol), Bengali শিমুল (śimul), Odia ଶିମୁଳି (śimuḷi), Hindustani سیمل / सेमल (semal).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xim.eli/

Noun

শিমেলি • (ximeli)

(Kamrupi) red cotton tree, kapok tree (Bombax ceiba)
- Aila Puja song :
  দেৱী আইৰ কাৰাণে
  গঢ়ালু হাতৰে খাৰু,
  পালেংখান বনালু
  লগত শিমেলি তুলাৰে গাৰু।
  dewi air karane
  gorhalu hatore kharu,
  paleṅkhan bonalu
  logot ximeli tulare garu.
  For the Goddess
  (I) made hand bangles,
  (I) made the bed
  and with that a pillow made of kapok tree cotton.

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