ডেকচি

ডেকচি

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ডেগচি (ḍegôci), ডেকচী (ḍekci), দেগচী (degci)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دیگچه‎ (degča, “a pot, small cauldron”). Equivalent to ডেক / ডেগ (ḍek, ḍeg) +‎ -চি (-ci).

Pronunciation

• (West Bengal) IPA^(key): [ˈɖ̟ek.t͡ʃiˑ]
• (East Bengal) IPA^(key): [ˈɖ̟ek.t͡siˑ]

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Noun

ডেকচি • (ḍekôci)

1. a metallic cooking pot; a small dixie or cauldron