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ঝিঙা

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ঝিঙা (Luffa acutangula)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Corruption of Sanskrit ঝিঙ্গাক (jhiṅgāka), borrowed from Proto-Munda *ʤʰiŋgaː[1] Cognate with Assamese জিকা (zika).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d͡ʒʱiŋã/, [ˈd͡ʒʱiŋãˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑʱiŋa/, [ˈdʑʱiŋaˑ]
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  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /zʱiŋa/, [ˈzʱiŋaˑ], [ˈzíŋaˑ]
  • (Varendra) IPA(key): /d̪ziŋã/, [ˈd̪z̪iŋãˑ]

Noun

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ঝিঙা • (jhiṅa)

  1. ridge gourd, angled loofah (Luffa acutangula)[2][1]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 দাস, জ্ঞানেন্দ্রমোহন (1937) “ঝিঙা (ঞা), ঝিঙ্গা, ঝিঙ্গাক ( কু )”, in Dictionary of the Bengali Language (Self-pronouncing, Etymological & Explanatory) with Appendices (in Bengali), 2nd edition, কলিকাতা: দি ইণ্ডিয়ান্ পাব্‌লিশিং হাউস, page 887
  2. ^ Haughton, Graves C. (1833) “ঝিঙ্গা”, in A Dictionary, Bengálí and Sanskrit, Explained in English, and Adapted for Students of Either Language‎[1], London: J. L. Cox & Son, page 1233
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