বাইচ

Bengali

Alternative forms

• বাইছ (baich)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali বাহিচ (bahic), from Prakrit *𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘 (*vāhicca), from Sanskrit *वाहित्र्य (vāhitrya, “rowing”), the -य (-ya) extended vriddhi of वहित्र (vahitra, “boat”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *waźʰitram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *waȷ́ʰitram, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰi-tlom.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /bai̯t͡ʃ/, [ˈbai̯t͡ʃ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /bai̯tɕ/, [ˈbai̯tɕ]
• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /bai̯t̪s/, [ˈbai̯t̪s], [ˈbai̯s]

Noun

বাইচ • (baic)

1. boat race

Derived terms

• নৌকা বাইচ (nōuka baic)

Related terms

• বহিত্র (bohitro)
• বহন (bohon)
• বাহন (bahon)
• বাহক (bahok)
• বহা (boha)
• বৈঠা (bōiṭha)
• বিবাহ (bibaho)

References

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