Bengali
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit নিৰ্মাল্য (nirmālya). By surface analysis, নির্মল (nirmol) + -ই (-i). Compare Assamese নিৰ্মালি (nirmali), Odia ନିର୍ମାଲି (nirmāli), Hindi निर्मली (nirmalī).
Pronunciation
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /niɾmoli/, [ˈniɾmoliˑ]
- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /niɹmoli/, [ˈniɹmoliˑ]
Noun
নির্মলি • (nirmoli)
- clearing nut (Strychnos potatorum)
References
- Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “নির্মলি”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
- Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, নির্মলি, Government of Bangladesh