Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian عشق (išq), from Arabic عِشْق (ʕišq, love, passion). Cognate with Punjabi ਇਸ਼ਕ (iśak) and Hindi इश्क (iśk).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /iʃk/, [ˈiʃk], /iʃq/, [ˈiʃq], /iʃok/, [ˈiʃok], /iʃoq/, [ˈiʃoq]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /iʃk/, [ˈiʃk], /iʃq/, [ˈiʃq], /iʃok/, [ˈiʃok], /iʃoq/, [ˈiʃoq]

Noun

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ইশক (iśk)

  1. love
    Synonyms: প্রেম (prem), আশিকী (aśiki), মহব্বত (mohobbot), পেয়ার (peẏar), পিরিতি (piriti), ভালবাসা (bhalbaśa)
    তোমার ইশকে আমি কি কি দেখিনি?
    tōmar iśke ami ki ki dekhini?
    What did I not see in your love?
  2. passion