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জিকা

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Middle Assamese ঝিঁকা (zhĩka), from Early Assamese *ঝিঙ্কা (jhiṅka), from Sanskrit ঝিঙ্গাক (jhiṅgāka), borrowed from Proto-Munda *ʤʰiŋgaː. Cognate with Bodo (India) जिंखा (ziŋka), Sylheti ꠏꠤꠋꠉꠣ (zíṅga), Bengali ঝিঙে (jhiṅe).

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Noun

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জিকা (zika)

  1. ridged luffa
    মই জিকা তৰ݁কাৰী বৰ ভাল পাওঁ!moi zika torokari bor bhal paü̃!I love ridged luffa curry!
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Assamese verb set
জিক (zik)
জিকা (zika)
জিকোৱা (ziküa)
জিকোওৱা (ziküüa)

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *jikka-. Cognate to Marathi जिंकणे (jiṅkṇe).

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Adjective

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জিকা (zika) (intransitive)

  1. won
    Synonym: জিনা (zina)
    Antonyms: হৰা (hora), হাৰা (hara)
    আমি জিকা খেলܿখনami zika khelkhon.The match we won.
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Etymology 3

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Inherited from Sanskrit জিঘৰতি (jigharati, moisten). Compare জেকা (zeka, moist).

Adjective

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জিকা (zika)

  1. wet
    Synonyms: তিতা (tita), ভিজা (bhiza)

Verb

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জিকা (zika)

  1. to be wet
    Synonyms: তিতা (tita), ভিজা (bhiza)

References

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  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jitá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press