~ Sea lexicon ~

Bangla
Nouko

Nouko

In the Sundarbans, the boat, or nouka or nouko is considered a person. One of the rules pertaining to collecting honey or firewood from the ...

Nouko / Nouka

Boat

Narkel Gach

Narkel Gach

Coconut trees are salt resistant and maybe even salt-loving! In fact, when you plant a coconut tree away from the coast, you need to pour salt ...

Narkel Gach

Coconut Tree

Mouza/Dheu/Rolling

Mouza/Dheu/Rolling

Mouza/Dheu/Rolling: A sea wave or river wave is locally called a "mouza", "dheu", or "rolling". It sounds similar to "mouza", which refers to a ...

Mouza/Dheu/Rolling

Sea Wave

Borsha

Borsha

Monsoon

Beta/Katar

Beta/Katar

The fishing station or net-setting ground is commonly referred to as "beta" or "katar." "Beta" is pronounced like the first syllable in ...

Beta/Katar

Fishing Station