আখ

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • আখু (akhu)
  • আউখ (aukh), আকু (aku), আক (ak)
  • আখুন (akhun)Manbhum

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼 (akkhu), from Sanskrit अक्षु (akṣu). Cognate with Odia ଆଖୁ (ākhu).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /akʰ/, [ˈaːk], [ˈax]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /akʰ/, [ˈaːk], [ˈax]
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Noun

আখ • (akh)

  1. sugar cane

Further reading

  • আখ in Samsada Bangala abhidhana, 2004
  • আখ in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 2000