কোষ্টা

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • কষ্টা (kośṭa), কস্টা (kosṭa)
  • কুষ্টা (kuśṭa), কোস্টা (kōsṭa)
  • কুষ্টি (kuśṭi), কষ্টি (kośṭi)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali কষ্টা (kośṭa), either from Classical Persian کژ تاه (kaž tāh, “plaited silk”) or, Classical Sanskrit কোষ (koṣa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koʃʈa/, [ˈkoʂʈaˑ]

Noun

কোষ্টা • (kōśṭa)

  1. jute

Derived terms

References

  • Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D.‎[1], Calcutta: Eastern Publishers, page 948.
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