চক্কর

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali চক্কর (cokkor), from Northwestern Indo-Aryan, a semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra). Compare Hindi चक्कर (cakkar), Punjabi ਚੱਕਰ (cakkar). Doublet of চাকা (caka), চক্র (cokro), and চরকা (corka).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɔkːoɾ/, [ˈt͡ʃɔkːoɾ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕɔkːoɹ/, [ˈtɕɔkːoɹ]

Noun

চক্কর • (cokkor)

  1. circle; wheel
  2. rotation; revolution
  3. looped or circled tour
  4. (figurative) dizziness, giddiness

Derived terms

  • চক্কর দেওয়া (cokkor deōẇa)
  • চক্কর মারা (cokkor mara)
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