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hilsa

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Tenualosa ilisha, a fish in the herring family, and a popular food fish in South Asia.

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi हिल्सा (hilsā).

Across languages

Translations

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  • Assamese: ইলীহ (ilih) — fish
  • Assamese: ইলীহি (ilihi) — fish
  • Assamese: ইলিছ (ilis) — fish
  • Bengali: ইলিশ (iliś) — fish
  • Burmese: ငါးသလောက် (nga:sa.lauk) — fish
  • Gujarati: મોદાર (modār) — fish
  • Hindi: हिल्सा (hilsā) — fish
  • Japanese: ヒルサ (hirusa) — fish
  • Japanese: イリッシュ (irisshu) — fish
  • Bishnupriya Manipuri: হিলসা — fish
  • Odia: ଇଲିଶି (iliśi) — fish
  • Sindhi: پلو (pallu) — fish
  • Telugu: పులస (pulasa) — fish
  • Vietnamese: cá cháy — fish
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