জোনাকি

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Bengali

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Etymology

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Compound of জোনাক (jōnak) +‎ -ই (-i, adjectival suffix), originally denoting something related to moonlight, from Prakrit *𑀚𑁄𑀦𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*jŏnhākka), from 𑀚𑁄𑀦𑁆𑀳𑀸 (jŏnhā) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-), from Sanskrit জ্যোৎস্না (jyotsnā, moonlight; splendour), a very early Prakritized form of দ্যোৎস্না (dyotsnā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dyawtsnaH, from Proto-Indo-European *dyowtsneh₂, from *dyew- (to be bright) +‎ *-t (extension) +‎ *-sneh₂ (nominal suffix). Doublet of জুনি (juni) and জ্যোৎস্না (jōtsna).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d͡ʒonaki/, [ˈd͡ʒonakiˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑonaki/, [ˈdʑonakiˑ]

Noun

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জোনাকি (jōnaki)

  1. firefly
    Synonyms: জুনি (juni), জুনিপোকা (junipōka), জ্যোতিরিঙ্গ (jōtiriṅgo), জ্যোতিরিঙ্গণ (jōtiriṅgon), খজ্যোতি (khojjōti), খদ্যোত (khoddōt)