খোকা

Bengali

Etymology

From earlier খুকি (khuki, “infant, baby”), with metathesized consonants from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (kukkhi), from Sanskrit कुक्षि (kukṣi, “belly, womb”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kuṭṣíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kućšíš, possibly an old derivation of Proto-Indo-European *kuḱis (“belly; vulva”); with a semantic shift from "belly" > "womb" > "infant" > "baby, child" (for another similar development, see child).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰo.ka/

Noun

খোকা • (khōka)

  1. baby, child, lad
    Synonyms: বাচ্চা (bacca), শিশু (śiśu)
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