শেখ
Bengali
Alternative forms
- শায়খ (śaẏokh), শায়েখ (śaẏekh), শাইখ (śaikh), শইখ (śoikh), শৈখ (śōikh), শয়খ (śoẏokh), সেখ (śekh)
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ). Cognate with Assamese শ্বেখ (sekh), Hindi शेख (śekh).
Pronunciation
Noun
শেখ • (śekh) (objective শেখ (śekh) or শেখকে (śekhoke), genitive শেখের (śekher), locative শেখে (śekhe))
- (Islam) sheik; teacher; professor (title of professors and spiritual leaders)
- old man, elder
- sheik, chief, chieftain, patriarch
Derived terms
- মশায়েখ (mośaẏekh)
- শেখজাদা (śekhjada)
Proper noun
শেখ • (śekh)
Derived terms
- শেখ মুহাম্মদ (śekh muhammod)
References
- Accessible Dictionary, “শেখ” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “শেখ, সেখ, শাইখ, শইখ, শয়খ” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh