ভইষ

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ভইস (bhoiś), ভঁইষ (bhõiś), ভঁইস (bhõiś)

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀪𑀇𑀲 (*bhaïsa), from 𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀇𑀲 (mhaïsa), from earlier 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲 (mahisa​) with metathesis, from Sanskrit महिष (mahiṣa). Doublet of মহিষ (mohiś) and মহীশূর (mohiśur).

Noun

ভইষ • (bhoiś)

1. buffalo

   Synonym: মহিষ (mohiś)

Derived terms

• ভইষা (bhoiśa)