সুমথিৰা

Assamese

Alternative forms

  • সুমথিৰা টেঙা (xumthira teṅa), সোণতৰা (xüntora)
  • সন্ত্ৰা (xontra) Kamrupi

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Sintra, the name of a town in Portugal. Cognate with Hindi संतरा (santrā), Gujarati સંતરું (santrũ).

According to Hemkosh, it's from সোণ (xün, gold) + তৰা (tora, star).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xum.tʰi.ɹa/

Noun

সুমথিৰা (xumthira)

  1. (fruit, colour) orange
    আন ফলতকৈ মোৰ সুমথিৰা বেছি ভাল লাগে
    an pholotkoi mür xumthira besi bhal lage.
    I like oranges more than any other fruit.
    Synonyms: (most common) কমলা (komola), নাৰেঙা (nareṅa)

Declension

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