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মেঠোন

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মতা মেঠোন
mota methün
a male gaur

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Assamese মেঠোন (methün), মেঠন (methon), from Early Assamese মেঠন (meṭhono), perhaps borrowed from an Austroasiatic language, closely related to Khasi. Cognate with Khasi mythen, mythùn.

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Noun

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মেঠোন (methün)

  1. gaur, Indian bison (Bos gaurus); mithun, gayal (Bos frontalis)
    Synonym: (wild) বন-গৰু (bon-goru)

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Descendants

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  • English: mithun
  • Hindi: मिथुन (mithun)

Middle Assamese

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Etymology

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From Early Assamese মেঠন (meṭhono), perhaps borrowed from an Austroasiatic language, closely related to Khasi. Cognate with Khasi mythen, mythun.

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Noun

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মেঠোন (methün)

  1. gaur, Indian bison (Bos gaurus); mithun, gayal (Bos frontalis)
    মঞিঁ যদি ৰজা হলো হতেন চাগ খোৱাক চাগ মহ খোৱাক মহ মেঠোন খোৱাক মেঠন এইৰুপে দিলো হতেন
    moñĩ zodi roza holü hoten sag khüak sag moh khüak moh methün khüak methon eirupe dilü hoten
    If I were a king, I'd give buffaloes to buffalo eaters, gaurs to gaur eaters, in this way.