ঘুড়ি

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • ঘুড্ডি (ghuḍḍi), ঘুডি (ghuḍi)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali ঘুডি, ঘুড্ডি (ghuḍi, ghuḍḍi), from Northwestern Indo-Aryan with spontaneous aspiration, from late Prakrit 𑀕𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀓 (guḍḍika​), from 𑀕𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀟 (guḍḍa, doll, effigy). Cognate with Odia ଗୁଡ଼ୀ (guṛi), Hindi गुड्डी (guḍḍī).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɡʱuɽi/, [ɡʱuɽiˑ], /ɡʱuɾi/, [ɡʱuɾiˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɡʱuɹi/, [ɡʱuɹiˑ]
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Noun

ঘুড়ি • (ghuṛi)

  1. kite