চশম

Bengali

Alternative forms

চসম (cośom) — archaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian , from Middle Persian [script needed] (AYNE), [script needed] (čšm /⁠čašm⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *čášma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čáćšma. Doublet of চোখ (cōkh) and চশমা (cośma).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /tʃɔʃom/, [ˈtʃɔʃom]
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(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /tɕɔʃom/, [ˈtɕɔʃom]

Noun

চশম • (cośom) (objective চশম (cośom) or চশমকে (cośmoke), genitive চশমের (cośmer), locative চশমে (cośme) or চশমেতে (cośmete))

(anatomy) eye
Synonyms: চোখ (cōkh), নয়ন (noẏon), আঁখি (ãkhi)

আমি উনাকে খোদ চশমে দেখেছিলাম
ami unake khōd cośme dekhechilam
I saw him with my own eyes.

Derived terms

চশমখোর (cośmokhōr)

References

Accessible Dictionary, “চশম” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “চশম, চসম” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh

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