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Bengali
Etymology
Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀔𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀟 (khaggaḍa), from 𑀔𑀕𑁆𑀕 (khagga, “reed, sugarcane; rhinoceros horn”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-), from Sanskrit खाड्ग (khāḍga, “(anything) related to rhinoceros”), vriddhi of खड्ग (khaḍga, “rhinoceros”), from a non-Aryan substrate; regarding the semantic connection, rhinoceroses naturally live around and eat from reeds. Cognate with Odia ଖଗଡ଼ା (khagaṛā). Doublet of খাগ (khag, “writing reed; rhinoceros horn; boar tusk”) and খড়গ (khoṛog).
Pronunciation
Noun
খাগড়া • (khagoṛa)
- (broadly) any reed, sugarcane, tall grass
- (strictly) wild sugarcane (Saccharum spontaneum)
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