ডেকচি

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ডেগচি (ḍegci), ডেকচী (ḍekci), দেগচী (dekci)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دیگچه (dēgča, “a pot, small cauldron”). Equivalent to ডেক (ḍek) +‎ -চি (-ci).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɖekt͡ʃi/, [ˈɖekt͡ʃiˑ], /ɖeɡt͡ʃi/, [ˈɖeɡt͡ʃiˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /dektɕi/, [ˈdektɕiˑ], /deɡtɕi/, [ˈdeɡtɕiˑ]

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Noun

ডেকচি • (ḍekci)

1. a metallic cooking pot; a small dixie or cauldron