ক্যাঁয়চি

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi क़ैंची (qa͠icī), ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *kaïčï.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kæ̃e̯t͡ʃi/, [ˈkæ̃e̯t͡ʃiˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kɛe̯tɕi/, [ˈkɛe̯tɕiˑ]

• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /kɛe̯t̪si/, [ˈkɛe̯t̪siˑ], [xɛe̯siˑ]
• (Varendra) IPA^(key): /kæ̃e̯si/, [ˈkæ̃e̯siˑ]

Noun

ক্যাঁয়চি • (kễẏci) (Kolkata dialectal)

1. alternative version of Bengali কাঁচি (kãci)

   তুমি এই কাগজটা কি ক্যাঁয়চি দিয়ে কাটবে?

   tumi ei kagjṭa ki kễẏoci diẏe kaṭbe?

   Will you cut this paper with scissors?