ময়না

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀬𑀡 (mayaṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit मदन (madana).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /mɔe̯na/, [ˈmɔe̯naˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /mɔe̯na/, [ˈmɔe̯naˑ]
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Noun

ময়না • (moẏna)

  1. myna, mynah, mina
  2. a thorny bush of species Meyna spinosa, with medicinal uses in traditional Indian medicine