রূপচাঁদা

Bengali

রূপচাঁদা (Pampus chinensis)

Alternative forms

• রুপচাঁদা (rupcãda)
• রূপচান্দা (rupcanda), রুপচান্দা (rupcanda)

Etymology

Feminine variant of রূপচাঁদ (rūpcãd, literally “moon-shaped”), a compound of রূপ (rup, “shape”) + চাঁদ (cãd, “moon”), due to the silvery color and the cresent-like body shape of the fish. Cognate with Hindi रूपचंद (rūpcand).

Noun

রূপচাঁদা • (rūpcãda)

1. (cooking) rupchanda, Pampus chinensis.