As a Hindi name
इलीश · ilīś · s.m.
The hilsā fish, Clupea alosa (see hilsā, and illiś) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 79
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a kind of fish (commonly called the hilsa or sable, Clupea Alosa), [cf. illiśa]
Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "ilīśa" is derived from "ilī" with the śas suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
ilī f. a cudgel, a stick shaped like a sword or a short sword, L. See īlī.
ilī [il-ka ṅīṣ] A cudgel, a stick shaped like a sword, a short sword (karavāla).
ilīśa m. (said to be fr. il, ‘to go’), a kind of fish (commonly called the hilsa or sable, Clupea Alosa), [cf. illiśa], L.
ilīśa m. (-śaḥ) A fish, commonly the Hilsa or Sable, (Clupea alosa.) E. ila to go, (in the water,) and īśa chief, principal. The fish being one of high flavour, and very abundant at certain seasons, it is generally eaten both by the natives of Bengal, and by Europeans residing there.
Dictionary citations
ilīśa m. (said to be fr. il, ‘to go’), a kind of fish (commonly called the hilsa or sable, Clupea Alosa), [cf. illiśa], L.
ilīśa m. (-śaḥ) A fish, commonly the Hilsa or Sable, (Clupea alosa.) E. ila to go, (in the water,) and īśa chief, principal. The fish being one of high flavour, and very abundant at certain seasons, it is generally eaten both by the natives of Bengal, and by Europeans residing there.
ilī f. a cudgel, a stick shaped like a sword or a short sword, L. See īlī.
ilī [il-ka ṅīṣ] A cudgel, a stick shaped like a sword, a short sword (karavāla).
Alternative readings
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