দেশলাই

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Bengali

দেশলাই

Etymology

Umlaut of দিয়াশলাই (diẏaslai), from Prakrit *𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀰𑀮𑀸𑀬𑀸 (*dīvaśalāyā), from Sanskrit दीपशलाका (dīpaśalākā), from दीप (dīpa, light) +‎ शलाका (śalākā, stick). Cognate with Assamese দিয়াচলাই (diasolai).

Pronunciation

Noun

দেশলাই (deslai)

  1. match (a device made of wood or paper, at the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface)

References

  • Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language, volume 1, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, page 416