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===Etymology=== |
===Etymology=== |
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[[syncope|Syncopated]] from earlier {{m|bn||গামোছা|body wiper}}, from {{com|bn|গা|মোছা}}. Cognate with {{cog|syl|ꠉꠣꠝ꠆ꠍꠣ}} and {{cog|as|গামোচা}}. Compare {{m|bn|রুমাল}}, with similar semantics and etymology. |
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{{inh+|bn|inc-obn|*গৌংছা|tr=gauṃchā}} with influence from {{m|bn|গা||body}} and {{m|bn|মোছা|মুছা|t=to wipe}} (with extreme influence present in the above variant), from {{inh|bn|inc-pra|*𑀅𑀗𑁆𑀕𑀉𑀜𑁆𑀙}} (Sanskritized as {{cog|sa|अङ्गोञ्छ}}) with [[aphaeresis]], perhaps from {{inh|bn|inc-ash|*𑀅𑀗𑁆𑀕𑀯𑀼𑀜𑁆𑀙}}, from earlier {{m|inc-ash|*𑀅𑀗𑁆𑀕𑀧𑀼𑀜𑁆𑀙|lit=body wiper}}, from {{com|inc-ash|𑀅𑀗𑁆𑀕|*𑀧𑀼𑀜𑁆𑀙|t1=limb; body|pos1=from {{inh|bn|sa|अङ्ग}}|t2=to wipe|pos2=from a {{der|bn|qfa-sub}}, whence also {{m|bn|পোঁছা}}|nocat=1}}. Cognate with {{cog|as|গামোচা}}, {{cog|rkt|আংছা}}, {{cog|or|ଅଙ୍ଗୁଛା}}, {{cog|hi|अंगोछा}}, {{cog|ne|अङौछो}}, {{cog|mr|अंग्छा}}, {{cog|gu|અંગુછો}}, {{cog|pa|ਅਙ੍ਗੋਚ੍ਛਾ}}. |
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===Pronunciation=== |
===Pronunciation=== |
Revision as of 09:45, 23 March 2024
Bengali
Alternative forms
- গামুছা (gamucha)
Etymology
Syncopated from earlier গামোছা (gamōcha, “body wiper”), from গা (ga) + মোছা (mōcha). Cognate with Sylheti ꠉꠣꠝ꠆ꠍꠣ (gamsá) and Assamese গামোচা (gamüsa). Compare রুমাল (rumal), with similar semantics and etymology.
Pronunciation
Nomen
গামছা • (gamocha)
Descendants
- → Hindi: गमछा (gamchā)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “angoncha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press