বাঘ
Assamese
Etymology
From Sanskrit व्याघ्र (vyāghra) from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wy(H)āgʰrás. Cognate with Sylheti ꠛꠣꠊ (bagó), Persian ببر (babr) and related to Old Armenian վագր (vagr) and Old Georgian ვიგრი (vigri) (both loanwords from Iranian).
Noun
বাঘ • (bagh)
- many members of the family Felidae and some members of Canidae. Big and medium sized animals.
- tiger (informal)
- leopard (informal)
Derived terms
- কুকুৰনেজীয়া বাঘ (kukuronezia bagh)
- চিতা বাঘ (sita bagh)
- ঢেঁকীয়াপতীয়া বাঘ (dhẽkiapotia bagh)
- নাহৰফুটুকী বাঘ (nahorphutuki bagh)
- বাঘ চৰাই (bagh sorai)
- বাঘ-পৰুৱা (bagh-porua)
- বাঘ মকৰা (bagh mokora)
- বাঘ-মাছ (bagh-mas)
- বাঘ হাজৰিকা (bagh hazrika)
- বৰফীয়া বাঘ (borophia bagh)
- লতামেকুৰী বাঘ (lotamekuri bagh)
Bengali
বাঘ
Etymology
Corruption of Sanskrit व्याघ्र (vyāghra).[1] Doublet of ব্যাঘ্র (/bæɡʱɾɔ/).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baɡ/, /baɡʱ/
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Noun
বাঘ • (bagh)
- tiger[2][1]
- Synonyms: ব্যাঘ্র (/bæɡʱɾɔ/), শার্দূল (śardūl)
Derived terms
(Nouns)
- কেঁদো বাঘ (kẽdo bagh)
- বাঘিনি (baghini)
References
- Haughton, Graves C. (1833) A Dictionary, Bengálí and Sanskrit, Explained in English, and Adapted for Students of Either Language, London: J. L. Cox & Son, page 1955
- Carey, William (1828) A Dictionary of the Bengalee Language, volume II, Serampore, page 394