কণ্টলা

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Early Assamese

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কণ্টলা

Etymology

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Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀓𑀁𑀝𑁃𑀮𑁆𑀮 (kaṃṭailla), from 𑀓𑀁𑀝𑁃𑀅 (kaṃṭaia), from Sanskrit কণ্টকিত (kaṇṭakita).[1]

Noun

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কণ্টলা (koṇṭola)

  1. porcupine
    • 15th century, Sankardeva, Saptakanda Ramayana Uttara Kanda:
      বাল বৃদ্ধ যুবা জীৱ পিম্পৰা পৰ্য্যন্তে ।
      চলি যাই ৰাঘৱৰ মহিমা কহন্তে ॥২২
      ছাগ গৰু গান্ধ গণ্ড গৱয় শৃগাল ।
      কুকুৰ বিৰালি বৰা হৰিণৰ পাল ॥২৩
      ঘোটক কণ্টলা উট মেঠন মহিষে ।
      যূথে যূথে হস্তী সব চলে সহৰিষে ॥২৪
      balo bṛddho juba jīwo pimpora porjjonte ,
      coli jai raghoworo mohima kohonte .22
      chago goru gandho goṇḍo gowoyo śṛgalo ,
      kukuro birali bora horiṇoro palo .23
      ghöṭoko koṇṭola uṭo meṭhono mohiṣe ,
      jūthe jūthe hostī sobo cole sohoriṣe .24
      Children, old, young living beings, even ants
      go to tell about Raghava's glory.
      Goats, cattle, donkeys, rhinos, gavayas, jackals,
      dogs, cats, pigs, herds of deer,
      horses, porcupines, camels, gaurs and buffalos,
      herds of elephants all go with joy.

Descendants

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  • Assamese: কেঁটেলা (kẽtela)
  • Tiwa: khandola

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kaṇṭakita”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 134