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Bengali
Etymology
Compound of জোনাক (jōnak) + -ই (-i, adjectival suffix), originally denoting something related to moonlight, from Prakrit *𑀚𑁄𑀦𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*jŏnhākka), from 𑀚𑁄𑀦𑁆𑀳𑀸 (jŏnhā) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-), from Sanskrit জ্যোৎস্না (jyotsnā, “moonlight; splendour”), a very early Prakritized form of দ্যোৎস্না (dyotsnā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dyawtsnaH, from Proto-Indo-European *dyowtsneh₂, from *dyew- (“to be bright”) + *-t (extension) + *-sneh₂ (nominal suffix). Doublet of জুনি (juni) and জ্যোৎস্না (jōtsna).
Pronunciation
Noun
জোনাকি • (jōnaki)
- firefly
- Synonyms: জুনি (juni), জুনিপোকা (junipōka), জ্যোতিরিঙ্গ (jōtiriṅgo), জ্যোতিরিঙ্গণ (jōtiriṅgon), খজ্যোতি (khojjōti), খদ্যোত (khoddōt)