চিঁড়া

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • চিড়া (ciṛa), চিউড়া (ciuṛa)

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀘𑀺𑀯𑀺𑀟 (*civiḍa), from Sanskrit चिपिट (cipiṭa, flat, flatnosed). Cognate with Assamese চিৰা (sira), Sylheti ꠌꠤꠠꠣ (siṛa), Nepali चिउरा (ciurā), Hindi चिवड़ा (civṛā).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t͡ʃĩɽa/, [ˈt͡ʃĩɽaˑ], /t͡ʃĩɾa/, [ˈt͡ʃĩɾaˑ], /t͡ʃiɽa/, [ˈt͡ʃiɽaˑ], /t͡ʃiɾa/, [ˈt͡ʃiɾaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕiɹa/, [ˈtɕiɹaˑ]
  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /t̪siɾa/, [ˈt̪siɾaˑ], [ˈsiɹaˑ]

Noun

চিঁড়া • (cĩṛa)

  1. flattened rice