ডেকচি

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • ডেগচি (ḍegci), ডেকচী (ḍekci), দেগচী (dekci)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دیگچه (dēgča, a pot, small cauldron). Equivalent to ডেক (ḍek) +‎ -চি (-ci).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɖekt͡ʃi/, [ˈɖekt͡ʃiˑ], /ɖeɡt͡ʃi/, [ˈɖeɡt͡ʃiˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dektɕi/, [ˈdektɕiˑ], /deɡtɕi/, [ˈdeɡtɕiˑ]
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Noun

ডেকচি • (ḍekci)

  1. a metallic cooking pot; a small dixie or cauldron