রেশমি

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ريشمى (rēšmī, rīšmī), from ابریشمی (abrīšamī). Synchronically derivable from রেশম (reśom) + -ই (-i).

Compare Sylheti ꠞꠦꠡꠝꠤ (reśomi), Assamese ৰেছমী (resomi), Odia ରେଶମୀ (reśami), Hindustani ریشمی / रेशमी (reśmī).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /reʃmi/, [ˈreʃmiˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɹeʃmi/, [ɹeʃmiˑ]

Adjective

রেশমি • (reśmi) (comparative আরও রেশমি, superlative সবচেয়ে রেশমি)

  1. silken, of silk

References

  • Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “রেশম”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
  • Biswas, Sailendra (2004) “রেশম”, in সংসদ বাংলা অভিধান, 7th edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad.
  • Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, রেশমি, Government of Bangladesh
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