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টেংরা

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Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Bengali *টিআংডা (ṭiaṃḍa), from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀝𑀺𑀅𑀁𑀟 (*ṭiaṃḍa), from Sanskrit त्रिकण्ट (trikaṇṭa), from त्रि (tri, three) +‎ कण्ट (kaṇṭa, thorn, fishbone).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ʈæŋɾa/, [ˈʈæŋɾaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɛŋɹa/, [ˈtɛŋɹaˑ]

Noun

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টেংরা (ṭeṅra)

  1. (cooking) naked catfish (family Bagridae), especially of the genera Batasio and Mystus

References

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  1. ^ দাস, জ্ঞানেন্দ্রমোহন (1916) বাঙ্গলা ভাষার অভিধান (in Bengali), ইণ্ডিয়ান প্রেস & ইণ্ডিয়ান্ পাব্‌লিশিং হাউস্, page 907