Assamese edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

গায়ক (gayok)

  1. male singer

Bengali edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गायक (gāyaka), a compound of गै (gai, to sing) + -क (-ka, agent suffix). Doublet of গাওয়া (gaōẇa, to sing), গান (gan, song), গাথা (gatha, verse, ballad, story), গীত (git, song), গীতা (gita, Gita) and সংগীত (śoṅgit, music, melody).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡaʲok/
  • (file)

Noun edit

গায়ক (gaẏôk)

  1. singer