টেঙা

Assamese

Etymology

Perhaps from Sanskrit তিগ্ম (sharp, pungent, hot) or from Sanskrit তক্ৰ (takra, “buttermilk with a third part of water”). Cognate with Sylheti ꠐꠦꠋꠉꠣ (ṭengga), compare Bengali টক (ṭôk).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɛ.ŋa/

Adjective

টেঙা • (teṅa)

sour, tart
Synonyms: টেঙেচীয়া (teṅesia), আমল (amol)

Related terms

Terms related to টেঙা

টিমক (timok)
টেঙাবল (teṅabol)
টেঙেচী (teṅesi)

টেঙৰ (teṅor)
টেঙৰালি (teṅrali)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tigma (5808)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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