ভইষ

Bengali

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀪𑀇𑀱 (*bhaïṣa), metathesized from *𑀩𑀳𑀺𑀱 (*bahiṣa​), denasalized from Sanskrit महिष (mahiṣa).

Noun

ভইষ • (bhoiś)

1. buffalo

   Synonym: মহিষ (mohiś)

Derived terms

• ভইষা (bhoiśa)