শখ

Bengali

Alternative forms

সখ (śokh)
সক (śok) — uncommon

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (šawq), form Arabic شَوْق (šawq, “yearning”). Compare Hindustani شوق (śoq) / शौक़ (śauq).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃɔkʰ/, [ˈʃɔːk], [ˈʃɔx]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃɔkʰ/, [ˈʃɔːk], [ˈʃɔx]

Noun

শখ • (śokh) (objective শখ (śokh) or শখকে (śokhoke), genitive শখের (śokher), locative শখে (śokhe))

hobby
হামদগুলো লেখা আমার একটি শখ।
hamodgulō lekha amar ekṭi śokh.
Writing hamds is a hobby of mine.
longing, yearning
pleasure

Derived terms

শখ করা (śokh kora)

References

Accessible Dictionary, “শখ” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “শখ” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh

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