শিহু

Assamese

শিহু

Etymology

From Sanskrit शिंशुक (śiṃśuka).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xi.ɦu/

Noun

শিহু (xihu)

  1. dolphin, river dolphin
    ব্ৰহ্মপুত্ৰত শিহু বহুত কমি গৈছেbrohmoputrot xihu bohut komi goise.Dolphins have decreased very much in the Brahmaputra.
    Synonym: উলুপী (ulupi)

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References

  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), śiṁśumāˊra (12426)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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