খয়ের
Bengali
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খয়ের
Etymology
Corruption of Sanskrit খদির (khadira).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰɔeɾ/
Noun
খয়ের • (khôyer)
- catechu tree (Senegalia catechu, syn. Mimosa catechu[2][1])
- Synonym: খদির (khôdir)
Derived terms
(Adjectives)
- খয়েরখাঁ (khôyerkhã)
- খয়েরখাঁই (khôyerkhãi, noun)
(Nouns)
- খয়েরশালি (khôyerśali)
References
- দাস, জ্ঞানেন্দ্রমোহন (1937), “খয়ের”, in Dictionary of the Bengali Language (Self-pronouncing, Etymological & Explanatory) with Appendices (in Bengali), 2nd edition, কলিকাতা: দি ইণ্ডিয়ান্ পাব্লিশিং হাউস, page 611
- Haughton, Graves C. (1833), “খয়েৰ”, in A Dictionary, Bengálí and Sanskrit, Explained in English, and Adapted for Students of Either Language, London: J. L. Cox & Son, page 862