শখ

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • সখ (śokh)
  • সক (śok) — uncommon

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شوق (šawq), from 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))

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

Derived terms

  • শখ করা (śokh kora)

References

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