মাগুর

Bengali

Alternative forms

মাগুর মাছ (magur mach)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मद्गुर (madgúra), an r-extension of मद्गु (madgú, “diver, loon”), from Proto-Indo-European *mesg-ú-s (“diver bird”), from *mesg- (“to plunge, to dip”). Cognate with Assamese মাগুৰ (magur), Oriya ମାଗୁର (magur), Magahi 𑂧𑂰𑂏𑂳𑂩 (māgur), Bhojpuri माँगुर (mā̃gur), Hindi मगुरी (magurī), Sinhalese මගුරා (magurā), and distantly, Latin mergō (“I dip, immerse, sink”) and Russian Москва́ (Moskvá, “Moscow”). Doublet of মগ্ন (mogno, “busy, overwhelmed”).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /maɡuɾ/, [maɡuɾ]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /maɡuɹ/, [maɡuɹ]

Noun

মাগুর • (magur)

catfish, sheatfish

Derived terms

মাগুরা (Magura District)

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