মাগুর

Bengali

Alternative forms

মাগুর মাছ (magur mach)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀼𑀭 (maggura), from Sanskrit मद्गुर (madgúra), an r-extension of मद्गु (madgú, “diver, loon”), from Proto-Indo-European *mesg-ú-s (“diver bird”), from *mesg- (“to plunge, to dip”). Cognate with Assamese মাগুৰ (magur), Odia ମାଗୁର (magur), Magahi 𑂧𑂰𑂏𑂳𑂩 (māgur), Bhojpuri माँगुर (mā̃gur), Hindi मगुरी (magurī), Sinhalese මගුරා (magurā), and distantly, Latin mergō (“I dip, immerse, sink”) and Russian Москва́ (Moskvá, “Moscow”). Doublet of মগ্ন (mogno, “busy, overwhelmed”).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /maɡuɾ/, [ˈmaɡuɾ]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /maɡuɹ/, [ˈmaɡuɹ]

Noun

মাগুর • (magur)

catfish, sheatfish

Derived terms

মাগুরা (Magura District)

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