ডেকচি

Bengali

Alternative forms

ডেগচি (ḍegci), ডেকচী (ḍekci), দেগচী (degci)

Etymology

From Classical Persian ‎ (dēg, “pot”) + ‎ (-čah, diminutive suffix); equivalent to ডেক, ডেগ (ḍekô, ḍeg) +‎ -চি (-ci).

Pronunciation

(West Bengal) IPA^(key): [ˈɖ̟ek.t͡ʃiˑ]
(East Bengal) IPA^(key): [ˈɖ̟ek.t͡siˑ]

Noun

ডেকচি • (ḍekci)

a metallic cooking pot; a small dixie or cauldron

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