জিকা

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Assamese ঝিঁকা (zhĩka), from Early Assamese *ঝিঙ্কা (jhiṅka), from Sanskrit ঝিঙ্গাক (jhiṅgāka), borrowed from Proto-Munda *ʤʰiŋgaː. Cognate with Bodo (India) जिंखा (ziŋka), Sylheti ꠏꠤꠋꠉꠣ (zíṅga), Bengali ঝিঙে (jhiṅe).

Alternative forms

Noun

জিকা (zika)

  1. ridged luffa
    মই জিকা তৰ݁কাৰী বৰ ভাল পাওঁ!moi zika torokari bor bhal paü̃!I love ridged luffa curry!
Declension

Etymology 2

Assamese verb set
জিক (zik)
জিকা (zika)
জিকোৱা (ziküa)
জিকোওৱা (ziküüa)

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *jikka-. Cognate to Marathi जिंकणे (jiṅkṇe).

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Adjective

জিকা (zika) (intransitive)

  1. won
    Synonym: জিনা (zina)
    Antonyms: হৰা (hora), হাৰা (hara)
    আমি জিকা খেলܿখনami zika khelkhon.The match we won.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Inherited from Sanskrit জিঘৰতি (jigharati, moisten). Compare জেকা (zeka, moist).

Adjective

জিকা (zika)

  1. wet
    Synonyms: তিতা (tita), ভিজা (bhiza)

Verb

জিকা (zika)

  1. to be wet
    Synonyms: তিতা (tita), ভিজা (bhiza)

References

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