শখ্‌স

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • শক্‌শ (śokś), শক্‌স (śoks), শখ্‌শ (śokhś)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شخص (šaxs), from Arabic شَخْص (šaḵṣ). Compare Hindustani شخص / शख़्स (śaxs).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ʃɔkʃo/, [ˈʃɔkʃoˑ], /ʃɔkʃ/, [ˈʃɔkʃ], /ʃɔkso/, [ˈʃɔksoˑ], /ʃɔks/, [ˈʃɔks]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ʃɔkʃo/, [ˈʃɔkʃoˑ], /ʃɔkʃ/, [ˈʃɔkʃ], /ʃɔkso/, [ˈʃɔksoˑ], /ʃɔks/, [ˈʃɔks]

Noun

শখ্‌স • (śokhs) (chiefly dialectal)

  1. person
    এক শখ্‌সের দুই বেটা আছিল।
    ek śokh‌śer dui beṭa asilo
    A person had two sons.
  2. ghost, spirit
  3. jack of all trades, all-rounder, someone who is versatile
    রাম বাবুর মতন শখ্‌স লোক কমই আছে।
    ram babur moton śokhs lōk komoi ache.
    There are few people who are all-rounders like Mr. Ram.

References

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