বাঘ

Assamese

Etymology

From Sanskrit व्याघ्र (vyāghra). Cognate with Sylheti ꠛꠣꠊ (bagó).

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 মকৰা (bagh mokora)
বাঘ হাজৰিকা (bagh hazrika)
বাঘ-পৰুৱা (bagh-porua)
বাঘ-মাছ (bagh-mas)
বৰফীয়া বাঘ (borophia bagh)
লতামেকুৰী বাঘ (lotamekuri bagh)

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀕𑁆𑀖 (*bāggha), from Sanskrit व्याघ्र (vyāghra).[1] Doublet of ব্যাঘ্র (bêghro), a tatsama. Cognate with Sylheti ꠛꠣꠊ (bag).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /baɡʱ/, [ˈbaɡ]
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(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /baɡʱ/, [ˈbaɡ]
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Noun

বাঘ • (bagh)

tiger[2][1]
Synonyms: ব্যাঘ্র (bêghro), শার্দূল (śardul)

Derived terms

কেঁদো বাঘ (kẽdō bagh)
চিতাবাঘ (citabagh, “leopard”)
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

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